More incentives have been put in place to encourage firms to be more inclusive in their hiring practices.
The Housing Board will offer discounted rentals to all social enterprises that are members of the Singapore Centre for Social Enterprise (raiSE) when they are allocated shop space.
A pilot programme has also started to allow businesses to apply through SG Enable for direct allocation of HDB shop space if they commit to hiring a workforce where at least 20% is made up of people with disabilities. Small and medium-sized enterprises will get a 20% rent discount for the first three years of tenancy.
These measures were announced by Social and Family Development Minister Desmond Lee at the biennial Enabling Employers Awards held yesterday at Pan Pacific Hotel.
The event, which started in 2011, is organised by SG Enable and recognises organisations and individuals who have committed to integrating people with disabilities into the workforce.
Mr Lee said that the Government wants to further strengthen its support for inclusive employers, who understand the value that employees with disabilities bring to their organisations
He added that the Government has launched the pilot programme because it recognised that apart from social enterprises, there are a growing number of businesses that are hiring people with disabilities.
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Source: The Straits Times, 27 July 2019