“Employees with intellectual disability, who have worked in an Australian Disability Enterprise at the Grade 1 or 2 Level, have been paid a pro-rata wage assessed using the BSWAT and have experienced economic loss, will be eligible to register for the scheme from 1 July 2014.”
The Federal Government said it would provide more information about eligibility and other details as the scheme was developed.
People with Disability Australia (PWDA) welcomed the recognition by the Coalition Government that people with intellectual disability who have been paid according to the BSWAT in Australian Disability Enterprises (ADEs) have experienced economic loss.
However, Matthew Bowden, Co-Chief Executive Officer of PWDA said: “Information released by the Commonwealth states that workers seeking legal redress for the discrimination they experienced and their consequent loss of earnings will be exempt from inclusion in the scheme.
- See more at: http://www.probonoaustralia.com.au/news/2014/01/government-plans-new-disability-payment-scheme#sthash.AnToc3FK.dpuf
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