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Strategy and Action Plan for the Employment of People with Disabilities PAGE PAGE 1 HSE – Employers Agency Strategy and Action Plan for the Employment of People with Disabilities in the Health Service 1.Introduction This Strategy and Action Plan was prepared by the national Equal Opportunities Working Group which operates under the auspices of the HSE-EA. The Working Group is of representatives of the HSE-EA, IBEC, the HSE, Voluntary Hospitals and the Intellectual Disability Sector. The aim of the strategy is to assist health service employers in meeting their obligations under the Employment Equality Act 1998 and 2004 and the Disability Act 2005 to provide full and equal access to employment opportunities to people with disabilities and to ensure retention of people with disabilities in employment (including employees who acquire a disability during their working lives). The strategy is aimed at all health service managers, specifically senior managers, recruitment and selection managers and line managers with responsibility for local level recruitment. 2. Context of the Strategy and Action Plan The Employment Equality Act 1998 and 2004 and the Disability Act 2005 impose statutory obligations on employers in relation to the employment of people with disabilities. The Employment Equality Act prohibits discrimination on the disability ground and also requires employers to take appropriate measures to ensure people with disabilities have access to employment, to participate or advance in employment or to undergo training. The Disability Act 2005 gives legal status to the existing 3% employment target provided for under successive national wage agreements and assigns responsibility to the National Disability Authority for monitoring compliance and ensuring implementation. Under successive national wage agreements, health service employers have had a target of 3% for the employment of people with disabilities and were required to submit an annual return to the