Disability Employment: Something Old, Something New

@Disabilityemplt @Employment_AUS#disabilityemployment Disability employment: something old, something new Rick KaneCEO, Disability Employment Australia

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Disability employment: something old, something new @Disabilityemplt UN CRPD, article 27: States Parties recognize the right of persons with disabilities to work, on an equal basis with others; this includes the right to the opportunity to gain a living by work freely chosen or accepted in a labour market and work environment that is open, inclusive and accessible to persons with disabilities. States Parties shall safeguard and promote the realization of the right to work, including for those who acquire a disability during the course of employment

Disability employment: something old, something new @Disabilityemplt The National Disability Strategy (NDS) is a ten-year national plan (2010-2020) for improving the life experiences of Australians with disability, their families and carers. It seeks to foster an inclusive society that enables people with disability to fulfil their potential as equal citizens. It was endorsed by the Council of Australian Governments in February 2011.

Disability employment: something old, something new @Disabilityemplt The NDS is structured under six broad policy outcome areas: Inclusive and accessible communities; Rights, protection, justice and legislation; Economic security; Personal and community support; Learning and skills; and Health and wellbeing These six outcome areas were developed in consultation with people with disability and reflect the principles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to which Australia is a signatory.

Disability employment: something old, something new @Disabilityemplt Productivity Commission Report: Disability Care and Support • The current disability support system is underfunded, unfair, fragmented, and inefficient, and gives people with a disability little choice and no certainty of access to appropriate supports. The stresses on the system are growing, with rising costs for all governments. • There should be a new national scheme — the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) — that provides insurance cover for all Australians in the event of significant disability. Funding of the scheme should be a core function of government (just like Medicare)

Disability employment: something old, something new @Disabilityemplt Together with actions designed to further enhance efforts by all governments to achieve the strategy’s outcomes and vision, a significant feature of NDS Driving Action 2015–2018 is the inclusion of four areas of increased national effort. These areas focus on: • NDIS transition to full scheme • improving employment outcomes for people with disability • improving outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability • communication activities to promote the intent of the strategy throughout the community.

Disability employment: something old, something new @Disabilityemplt • Can you deliver holistic, person-centred and individualised assistance? • Can you meet and adapt to the needs of employers and people with disability? • How might providers engage or link with other services or initiatives to achieve positive outcomes for people with disability? New DES Grant application process questions

Providers in the new DES Disability employment: something old, something new @Disabilityemplt • Two streams of DES offered under Employment Support Services (ESS) and Disability Management Services (DMS) • Employment Support Service provides assistance to job seekers with permanent disability to find a job and who need regular, ongoing support in the workplace to keep a job • Disability Management Service is for job seekers with disability, injury or health condition who need assistance to find a job and occasional support in the workplace to keep a job

Providers in the new DES Disability employment: something old, something new @Disabilityemplt • 142 organisations offered business across 110 Employment Service Areas (ESAs) • 2,174 different contracts offered across these ESAs • 1,132 ESS contracts and 1,042 DMS contracts offered • 160 ESS specialist contracts and 177 DMS specialist contracts

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Providers in the new DES Disability employment: something old, something new @Disabilityemplt • Greatly increased competition across most regions • 26 ESAs with 20 or more providers mostly in metropolitan South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland • 30 providers offered business in South Brisbane ESA • 15 ESAs with three or less providers mostly in rural and regional Australia • 1 organisation offered 91 regions • 25 organisations offered 1 region

Providers in the new DES Disability employment: something old, something new @Disabilityemplt

Disability type in DES Disability employment: something old, something new @Disabilityemplt

Major changes in the new DES Disability employment: something old, something new @Disabilityemplt • Participants must choose a DES Provider at the time of initial referral with information available from Human Services and on JobAccess site about providers • Five ‘participant initiated’ transfers per period of DES service via the national customer service line • Flexible contacts including telephone or video conference following initial face to face interview

Major changes in the new DES Disability employment: something old, something new @Disabilityemplt • 4 week employment outcome replaces job placement fee • New 52 week employment outcome payment • Continued 13 and 26 week employment outcome payment • Ongoing support can be accessed if needed post 26 week outcome point at any time • Jobs in Jeopardy changed to Work Assist

Major changes in the new DES Disability employment: something old, something new @Disabilityemplt • Introduction of ‘porous boundaries’ • Participants can choose to be serviced by a provider outside of the ESA in which they live • Participant can also remain with current provider when they change address

Major changes in the new DES Disability employment: something old, something new @Disabilityemplt • Providers encouraged to access more voluntary participants via community services who are currently receiving DSP • Direct registrations available for voluntary participants including ‘eligible school leavers’ and ‘work assist participants’ • Stronger linkages expected with NDIS participants

Major changes in the new DES Disability employment: something old, something new @Disabilityemplt • New fee structure based on likelihood of gaining employment • Factors include length of unemployment, time on benefit, local labour market conditions, age of participants • All participants are streamed 1 to 5 • Higher outcome fees for Stream 5 than Stream 1 participants

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26 Week Outcome Rate ESS Disability employment: something old, something new @Disabilityemplt

Biggest Job Growth by Occupation @Disabilityemplt Top Ten Occupations (2-digit level), 2016-2020

The future of disability employment @Disabilityemplt In 2014-15 Australian Industry data (ABS 8155.0) shows there were: • Small business employed 4.8 million people (noting a large number of small businesses do not have employees); • Medium businesses employed 2.5 million people; and • Large businesses employed 3.4 million people. In the five years to 2014-15: • Small business employed 30,000 more people; • Medium businesses employed 165,000 more people; and • Large businesses employed an extra 385,000 people, 66 percent of the total private sector jobs growth in the economy over this period.

Disability employment: something old, something new @Disabilityemplt “On-the-job support to assist to establish people in the job and additional ongoing support to maintain that job in the longer term – a key defining aspect of the program” ACE response to Review of Disability Employment Services 2008

Disability employment: something old, something new @Disabilityemplt • DEA career advancement in Disability Employment Services • 113 participants engaged in career advancement via 10 DES providers (2013). Participants reported the following positive results. • improvement in achieving increased skills relevant to career goals (48%) • increased use of current skills / qualifications (36%) • increased hours of work (33%) • new (better) jobs with new employers (15%)

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Disability Employment: Something Old, Something New