Employers

Empowering You to Become a More Inclusive Employer.

Looking to fill a vacancy but short on time?

Want to hire the right talent and champion diversity in your team?

We’re here to help! Partner with us, and we willl provide one-to-one support tailored to both your needs and those of the jobseeker. Let’s work together to make inclusion a reality in your workplace. Get in touch today or Download our Brochure.

GRANTS AND INCENTIVES

HOW TO GET STARTED

NOT RECRUITING BUT WANT TO GET INVOLVED

FAQ

our services

Why choose EmployAbility Service?

Job Matching

We specialise in matching the skills and abilities of individuals to jobs, always aiming for the best solution that will result in a mutually satisfactory outcome for both employee and employer.

No recruitment costs

We assist with information on grants and application procedures as required. We can reduce your need for costly advertising and time spent on the entire recruitment and selection process.

Workplace support

Employability Limerick will provide you with all the information your business needs to support your staff with any possible workplace supports they may need.

Access to a motivated and diverse workforce

Our jobseekers are highly motivated and boast a wide range of skills across multiple disciplines. Often wrongly overlooked for other positions they are an untapped resource eager to assist your business.

Access to experienced Employment Specialists

You will be assigned a fully trained and experienced job coach who will help assist you on every step of the recruitment process and after. We are always available for support in any way we can.

Ongoing and Follow Up Support

We provide support to both employer and employee even after the job has commenced. Please be assured that you can always contact us with any questions or queries no matter how long the person has been in your employment.

GRANTS & INCENTIVES AVAILABLE

EmployAbility Limerick will provide you with all the information your business needs to support your staff with any possible workplace supports they may need.
For further information speak to one of our team

WSS Wage Subsidy Scheme​

The Wage Subsidy Scheme provides financial incentives to private sector employers to employ people with a disability. The work offered must be for a minimum of 15 hours per week; the employer is paid a subsidy of €6.30 for every hour the person works.

Job Plus Scheme

JobsPlus is an employer incentive which encourages and rewards employers who employ jobseekers on the Live Register. Employers are paid an incentive monthly in arrears over a 2-year period. It provides 2 levels of regular payments, €7,500 and €10,000 respectively.

WORK AND ACCESS

Work and Access is a set of supports to help people with a disability get a job or stay in
work. The supports aim to remove or reduce barriers in the workplace for people with a
disability.
Supports for Jobseekers, Employees, Self-Employed include:

  • Workplace Needs Assessment, to assist in identifying the need for additional
    supports
  • Communication Support, for interview and in work
  • In-Work Support, to help you perform in your position
  • Personal Reader, to assist you in workWork Equipment, to assist you in your job

WPEP - Work Experience Placement Programme

Employers who host a WPEP participant will provide a placement for 6 months with the participant attending for work experience for 30 hours a week. The Work Placement Experience Programme (WPEP) is a 6-month, 30 hour per week voluntary work and training experience programme. The WPEP allows employers to host a jobseeker on a work experience placement and to help the jobseeker to build new skills and gain valuable work experience.

How to get started

Get help to identify potential candidates. We are always there to support employers too, so please get in touch. For more information, call us on 061 493095

1. Contact Us

  • Identify a vacancy/vacancies in your business
  • Get in touch with your local EmployAbility office
  • Send us as much information on the role as possible, such as a job description, location of role and hours required.

2. Candidate search

Once we have this information we will select candidates that we feel are suitable and with their permission forward their CV to you.

3. Candidate profile match

After that if you feel someone matches the skills you are looking for you can offer them an interview or work trial to ensure that they are the perfect fit for your business.

4. Employer and employee support

  • Support and job mentoring (if required)
  • Accessing grants supporting your employee (if required)
  • Helping with any employment related questions or concerns

Not Recruiting but want to get involved?

Even if you are not recruiting right now, you can still get involved in helping us
promote inclusive workplace practices. We are always building relationships and partnering
with local companies who want to support our work, we do this by working together,
developing ideas and initiatives involving work placement and/or training events with
EmployAbility clients.

Employer Testimonials

FAQ

NO – As long as the person is trained for the tasks they need to do and are capable of understanding the task. We can arrange for the person to get a doctor’s cert. The Irish Insurance Federation confirmed that an employer’s liability insurance does not increase when the employer takes on an employee with a disability.

Yes, except in the following circumstances. There are some exceptions to those entitled to receive the national minimum wage. The legislation does not apply to a person employed by a close relative (for example, a spouse or parent) nor does it apply to those in statutory apprenticeships. Also some employees such as young people under 18 and trainees are only guaranteed a reduced or sub-minimum rate of the national minimum wage.

Our Service is provided on a one to one basis, and our process always starts by getting to know the jobseeker and assessing their skills, knowledge, motivation, experience and transferable skills before we start looking for work. We will not forward someone for a position unless we feel they are suited for the role. The selection process may then involve an unpaid “job trial” or “working interview,” for the preferred candidate which may run for up to 7 weeks and for which we would provide a training allowance for our client.

Just like any other staff member, if it’s not working out you try and sort out any difficulties. Through Employability Limerick you have the assistance of a job coach to support you as well as the new employee. Solutions can usually be found, but if it’s not possible, the employment may come to an end as it would with any employee in accordance with your terms and conditions of employment. However this is a rare occurrence as you have us to troubleshoot and help overcome any potential problem.
As with all staff members, the same terms and conditions apply to an employee receiving support from EmployAbility Limerick.
Of course. We will always make ourselves available to help answer any questions and help in any way we can.