Overcoming mindsets: Uniqlo, Amazon boost hiring of persons with disabilities
SINGAPORE – With the news that an Enabling Business Hub will be opened later this year to encourage inclusive hiring practices and job placements for persons with disabilities , employers here have even more reason to step up inclusive hiring.
It made the commitment after signing a memorandum of understanding with SG Enable, a disability services and support organisation in Singapore. Ms Tan said that Uniqlo’s employees work under a buddy system. This means that employees with disabilities work alongside fellow non-PwD employees, and receive support as they adapt to the new environment.
She said: “As with all employees, we focus on each person’s strengths and interests during training, and assign tasks in stores to maximise these capabilities.” “For example, as a company, we encourage all team members to be patient in communicating with each other. Staff are also encouraged to write thank you cards to each other, which serve to motivate and bond the team.”
Earlier in 2017, Uniqlo also set up a training classroom in APSN Delta Senior School in Choa Chu Kang, used mostly by students who are in their final year of a retail operations programme.
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