Australian Stories of Social Enterprises
Author: Publication of the Centre for Social Impact in partnership with Parramatta City Council. Book written by Cheryl Kernot and Joanne McNeill
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Economic Modelling of Presenteesim In Australia
Author: Prepared for Medibank Private by Econtech Pty Ltd.
Abstract: This study estimates the cost on the Australian economy of the lost productivity that occurs when employees come to work but, as a consequence of illness or other medical conditions, are not fully functioning.
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Recognising and managing mental health issues at work
Author: Andrew Buckley of Kipepeo Ltd
Abstract: This paper has brings together some of the background and looks at the available evidence for effectiveness and outcomes of training employees in the recognition and management of mental health issues at work.
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People with a Need for Assistance - A Snapshot
Author: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
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Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia: Summary of Findings
Author: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Abstract: This publication presents a summary of results from the Survey of Disability, Ageing and
Carers (SDAC) conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) throughout Australia, from April to December 2009. The primary objective of the survey was to collect information about three population groups:
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What types of supports are available to employees in social firms?
Author: Tamar Paluch
Abstract: This factsheet examines the complexity of working in a social firm, the business and the social processes that occur within this environment. This study was undertaken by Tamar Paluch as part of her
Master of Occupational Therapy degree with supervision by Dr Ellie Fossey (La Trobe University) & A/Prof Carol Harvey(The University of Melbourne).
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The price of exclusion : the economic consequences of excluding people with disabilities from the world of work
Authors: Sebastian Buckup ; International Labour Office, Employment Sector, Skills and Employability Department. (www.ilo.org)
Abstract: This research report uses data from a selection of ten countries in Asia and Africa to estimate the macro-economic costs of excluding people with disabilities from the world of work.
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A Working Life for People with Severe Mental Illness
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Author: Deborah R. Becker & Robert E. Drake
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Sustaining Employment in a Social Firm-Factsheet
Author: Anne Williams, Dr Ellie Fossey (La Trobe University School of Occupational Therapy) and Dr Carol Harvey (The University of Melbourne) through the Psychosocial Research Centre
Abstract: This is a summary of research on what makes work sustainible for people with a mental illness, Seven employees with a mental illness employed in a social firm were interviewed about their view of the work environment and the reasons they stayed in their jobs.
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Realising ambitions: Better employment support for people with a mental health condition
Author: A review to the British Government by Rachel Perkins, Paul Farmer and Paul Litchfield
Abstract: A report comissioned in May 2009 by the Secretary for Work and Pensions in Great Britain to undertake a review of mental health and employment, with a focus on how the British Government could better help people with mental health conditions, who are out of work, fulfil their employment ambitions.
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