The O2 Ability Awards are the first Irish business awards for best practice in the employment and inclusion of people with disabilities. These awards help to encourage business leadership. These awards help to influence social thinking towards real inclusion and equality. It also helps in recognizing an individual’s potential and ability to contribute and a right to self determination.
To receive such an award, you need to demonstrate the highest levels of best practices in aspects like leadership, environmental accessibility, recruitment and selection, customer services, retention & well being, learning, development and progression. The preliminary selection is done for the first 50 organizations which excel in these 6 categories. The final judging panel selects the overall winner in the private sector, the overall winner in the non-private sector and the small company winner.
To receive such an award, you need to demonstrate the highest levels of best practices in aspects like leadership, environmental accessibility, recruitment and selection, customer services, retention & well being, learning, development and progression. The preliminary selection is done for the first 50 organizations which excel in these 6 categories. The final judging panel selects the overall winner in the private sector, the overall winner in the non-private sector and the small company winner.
The awards provide an environment for learning and continuous improvement. By examining current policies and practices we believe that organizations will see how embracing diversity is good for staff morale and ultimately, good for business.
