General duties of employers and workers' representatives, and responsibilities of competent authorities

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2. General duties of employers and workers’

representatives, and responsibilities

of competent authorities

2.1. General duties of employers

2.1.1. To manage disability-related issues in the work-

place, employers should adopt a strategy for managing dis-

ability as an integral part of their overall employment

policy and specifically as part of the human resources devel-

opment strategy. This disability management strategy may

be linked to employee assistance programmes, where they

exist.

2.1.2. The disability management strategy should in-

clude provision for:

General duties

(a) recruiting jobseekers with disabilities, including those

who have not worked before and those who wish to re-

turn to work after a period of non-employment;

(b) equal opportunity for employees with disabilities;

(c) job retention by employees who acquire a disability.

2.1.3. The disability management strategy should be

linked to a workplace-level policy on promoting a safe and

healthy workplace, including provision for occupational

safety and health measures, risk analysis of any adaptation

adjustment or accommodation, early intervention and re-

ferral to treatment and rehabilitation of those who acquire

a disability while in employment and a mentoring system to

ensure that integration of new employees is fostered.

2.1.4. The strategy should be in accordance with na-

tional policy and legislation and incorporate the principles