Integrated Marketing Approach to Engage Employers and Encourage Workplace Transformation for Inclusive Hiring

Ms See Jinli Jean asked the Minister for Social and Family Development whether the Ministry will consider an integrated marketing approach to proactively engage employers across industries on workplace and workforce transformation for the hiring of persons with disabilities from the outset to establish inclusive hiring as a norm in Singapore, going above and beyond the work that is currently done by SG Enable.

The Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) will continue to work with SG Enable, the focal agency for disability and inclusion in Singapore, to actively engage, encourage and support employers to hire persons with disabilities and promote inclusive hiring across industries.

We provide a comprehensive suite of support for inclusive hiring. The Enabling Mark, a national-level accreditation framework recognises employers for practices and outcomes in disability inclusion. The Open Door Programme provides job matching and customised employment support and grants to employers for job redesign and training. In addition, employers receive wage offsets through the Enabling Employment Credit for employees with disabilities earning below $4,000 per month. SG Enable also launched the first Enabling Business Hub at Jurong in 2023, to bring training and employment opportunities closer to persons with disabilities.

Going forward, SG Enable will be doing more by adopting a more targeted approach in six target sectors that either traditionally hire or have growth potential for job opportunities suitable for persons with disabilities, viz food and beverage services; retail trade; information and communications; health and social services; transport and storage; and financial and insurance services. Initiatives include, identifying inclusive hiring champions and supporting them to share their experiences and best practices in inclusive hiring with fellow industry players who have yet to start their inclusive hiring journey as well as expanding hiring efforts of existing inclusive employers.