Hiring an additional employee is not a reasonable accommodation. In addition if the conditions you required are not part of the job then you have violated the law. Some day you may have a disability that might require a reasonable accommodation. I hope.
The tasks we posted were the job and that is the point, you list what is expected to perform the job so you can filter out those who are not able to do the tasks required.
We have arthritis in our feet and walking is painful but we are able to do the above with no assistance but with great pain...It was our job and this was expected.
We would not consider leveraging any personal handicap to get extra points to get a job...If our limitations prevent us from meeting the job requirements then so be it.
Yes one must use tasks that are part of expected work otherwise they can get in trouble.
In example above you would not hire a helper but would send a second person to help which would effect their productivity.
If it wss seldom then maybe but the example used was common almost weekly work sometimes daily when we were building the network.
Nothing against hiring folks with a handicap as long as that person meets ALL listed job requirements and can perform the job.
We had a guy that was colorblind and was punching telco cables and we still cannot figure out how he got them done correctly .
a person in a wheel chair may not be suitable as a ups driver.
In a past life we maintained the transit system for a local city where the dispatcher was blind but required to answer phone and dispatch busses and vans while logging in the computer and he was amazing as he recognized everyone by their voice.
Doubt he could have performed component level repairs though.
Back to thread...
If the job requires handling material of certian weight then list that as requirement.
If one needs to perform a level of math then list it.
One makes a job description that includes as many skills as are needed to fill the job as this is the gateway.
If no hr screener then you simply review this list and their resume then in the interview go down the list asking confirmation of each skill.
If they need to pick up a 50 pound box as a shipping clerk have one ready.
If they need to be able to layout lines on a sample part or perform some quality control measurements then go out on the floor in the product in area and. Have them demonstrate their skills if they claim they have them.
A simple help wanted gets many job hungry folks that clog up your system while posting a requirement set usually filters out many unqualified folks making the selection process much easier.
Bottom line is you get the candidates you ask for so ask for what you need.
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