Disabled staff
How the University is attending to the needs of disabled staff.
Training managers and providing resources to disabled staff, gaining insights on the number of staff experiencing a disability and the barriers they're facing is a starting point for the University to understand what's needed and then establish funding to meet staff needs.
The number of disabled staff
Collect reliable, meaningful data about the number of disabled staff we currently employ to understand to what extent the working age disabled population is reflected in our workforce.
Collate, analyse, and report on staff data annually to the Equity and Diversity Steering Group.
Responsibility:
- Te Pūmanawa Tāngata— Human Resources
Recruitment and onboarding
Identify and address any barriers to the recruitment and onboarding of
people with disabilities and to staff confidently disclosing their disability status.
Report on barriers and initiatives implemented to address these annually to the Equity and Diversity Steering Group.
Responsibility:
- Te Pūmanawa Tāngata— Human Resources
Online resources
Enhance and communicate the online resource toolkit for disabled staff and their managers.
Update Staff with disabilities online resource toolkit annually and communicate via Human Resources communication channels.
Responsibility:
- Te Pūmanawa Tāngata— Human Resources
(In partnership with Te Amaru—Disability Services)
Identifying barriers
Following on from the outcomes of the Your Voice—University Staff Survey, further investigate the experience of disabled staff to identify the barriers they have to fully participating in their work and the support needed.
Establish actions to prevent and mitigate the barriers to full participation and support of disabled staff.
Responsibility:
- Te Pūmanawa Tāngata— Human Resources
Funding pathways
Present a proposal to Te Hiwa, the University's senior leadership team, on establishing funding pathways to meet the high-cost needs of disabled staff to ensure they can fully participate in their work.
Follow up on SLT plan for funding pathways and include in the online resource toolkit.
Responsiblity:
- Te Pūmanawa Tāngata— Human Resources