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Register Now for the Working Together Second Annual Symposium
Business owners, managers, human resources personnel, marketing professionals: This interactive symposium is for you.
During the half-day program, learn from experts from a variety of sectors and go back to work with ready-to-use ideas, resources, and contacts to:
• turn your diverse workplace into increased sales;
• access the growing talent pool of veterans returning to the civilian workforce;
• benefit from Maine's aging population.
Visit www.expandingmainesworkforce.com to view the full program and reserve your space at the Working Together Second Annual Symposium, October 30, 2008, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Freeport. Registration is $25 per person.
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Interviewing People with Disabilities
Your business is on its way to expanding its recruiting and hiring methods to attract a more diverse pool of candidates, including some who may have a disability. Now, you need to be prepared to interview an applicant with a disability to ensure that the process is easy and comfortable for all involved.
Here are some suggestions on how to prepare for and conduct the interview to help you make the most out of the process.
Read the full article.
Five Points on Making Reasonable Accomodations
Business Member Perspective by Jennifer Simpson, Human Resources Manager, Custom Disability Solutions
Providing job accommodations can be an intimidating prospect for employers, and you might not know where to begin. To some hiring managers, accommodations mean big expenses, hassle, and a possible slow down in productivity. In most cases, however, employees with a disability need minimal accommodations, with an average cost of $500 or less.
Working Together Business Member, Custom Disability Solutions, provides five points to consider when hiring an individual with a disability, or when an employee returns to work after incurring a disability.
Read the full article.
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Are You Ready for Diversity?
Best Practices from Merritt Carey, Esq., Working Together Business Partner Liaison
There is a big difference between wanting to diversify your workforce and creating a workplace environment where diversity will thrive. Before embarking on a diversity program, you need to get a read on your workplace culture. Is your company resistant to change and new ideas? Stagnant? Open to new ideas? Ready to change?
You need to determine what barriers exist at your company by completing an internal assessment. There are several ways to do this.
Read the full article.
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FYI: ADA Update, The Candidates, Ohio Calls for Vets, National Disability Employment Month
On Thursday, September 25, 2008, President George W. Bush signed into law S.3406, the "ADA Amendments Act of 2008," which is intended to make it easier to hire, accommodate, and protect employees with disabilities by clarifying some elements of the current Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). (Click here to read the text of the law.) It will be up to the new president to enforce and execute the new law come January 2009.
Speaking of new presidents, here is a glimpse of what the candidates are saying about disability policy and issues...
Read the rest of the updates.
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