• Salvos recognised for inclusive hiring practices
- kirranicolle
- May 16
- 1 min read
The Salvation Army’s excellence in workplace inclusion practices has recently been recognised in an Australian and New Zealand human resources award category.
The Salvation Army has been named a finalist in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award in the TIARA Talent Acquisition Awards ANZ. This follows TSA’s embracing of the Australian Disability Network’s Employing 100 Program, an initiative designed to encourage employers to onboard staff with disabilities.
According to the Australian Disability Network, even though those with disabilities make up about 20 per cent of the overall Australian population, the unemployment rate for those with a disability is about 10 per cent. This is compared with the overall unemployment rate of 4.1 per cent.
As part of Employing 100, the Salvation Army appointed 29 new staff with disabilities over a period of 14 months, exceeding the goal of 25. At the close of the program, 100 per cent of the new members were retained.
The TIARA Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award recognises the value and impact of policies and initiatives to promote greater inclusion in workplaces. The Salvation Army is a finalist alongside Informatica, nbn, Axe Group and Capgemini, among others.
