Services for Employers
Becoming an Inclusive Employer
If your company is interested in employing individuals with disabilities or health impairments, we are here to assist you.
Profil a customizable consulting service based on a modular system. After an initial consultation free of charge, we will draw up a tailor-made inclusion plan for you, including a quote.
It is also always possible to select individual services to begin your journey towards inclusion.
Clarify the Mandate
In a free initial consultation, we clarify your needs and define goals together. Profil comprehensive inclusion consulting as well as support for individual cases or specific questions.
Employer Hotline
Assessment
During the assessment, we work with you to evaluate how inclusive your company's work environment currently is. We utilize the Inclusion-Check as a tool, which was developed by Health & Medical Service AG in collaboration with the University of St. Gallen (HSG) and is provided free of charge with financial support from the EBGB.
We assist you in conducting the survey, analyze the results, and collaboratively plan the next steps with you. This process is ideally complemented by a workshop that includes employee involvement.
Based on this, an action plan tailored specifically to your company will be developed.
The Inclusion Check is now available free of charge in a basic version. More in-depth analyses covering multiple areas can be purchased for a fee.
You can find more information about the Inclusion Check under > Partners or in the > Factsheet (PDF).
Inclusion Creates Benefits
Hotline for Inclusive Employers
Employers with questions regarding work and disability can contact our hotline:
- We answer your questions concerning employment, wages, performance capacity, social insurance, and more.
- Monday to Friday (8:00 AM - 4:00 PM)
- Brief consultations and telephone inquiries are free of charge for the first hour.
Please call us at: 058 775 20 20
Test how inclusive your company is
This check uses an anonymous survey to provide insight into an organization's current state of Diversity & Inclusion, identifying areas where action may be needed. Register for the Inclusion Check in just a few minutes and start your survey.
Measures
The various services can also be selected individually.
Workshops and Training
Raising Awareness and Fostering Greater Understanding
Profil a training program tailored to your company. This can include awareness workshops, leadership workshops, short online learning formats, etc.
Below are some examples of training sessions we have recently conducted for companies:
- Lunch & Learn: Work and Disability
- Expert Input for Teams on Autism
- Creating Specific Positions through Inclusive Job Design
- Education on Diversity and Inclusion
- Support for Accessible Recruitment
For training and workshops, we collaborate with partners as needed and when opportunities arise. This ensures companies benefit from a wealth of combined knowledge and experience.
You can find some tips and documents in the > Knowledge section.
Coaching and Consulting
For Individual Cases (New Hires, Reintegration, Outplacement, etc.)
The consequences of an illness or accident can significantly alter an employee's performance capacity and also affect the entire team.
We assist you in finding effective solutions for:
- New Hires
- Reintegrations
- Continued Employment
- Career Reorientation
- Outplacements
- Team Situations
Performance and Salary Assessments
When employing individuals with disabilities, their performance capacity may sometimes be reduced. In such cases, we advise you on questions concerning performance and salary. We clarify what the appropriate salary should be for employees with adjusted performance or those receiving a disability pension, and what factors need to be considered.
The specialists at Profil a wealth of knowledge and experience. We have developed various tools and resources to provide targeted support to employers.
For some initial tips, please refer to > Knowledge
Questions regarding contract and social insurance law
What should you consider when drafting an employment contract for an individual with an impairment? Which social insurance and salary-related aspects are important?
We provide advice on
- Minimum wage and performance-based pay
- Work trials facilitated by Disability Insurance (IV)
- Onboarding: Employer contributions through Regional Employment Centres (RAV) and Disability Insurance (IV)
- Pension fund
Please contact us; we will support you with your concerns!
You can find some initial tips under > Knowledge
Case consultation
Do you require support or professional guidance for specific cases?
Profil specialists Profil provide selective support to HR managers or supervisors in complex issues and the reintegration of employees, and may be able to contribute new perspectives thanks to their knowledge and experience.
- Discussion of specific cases within the workplace
- Analysis of the situation
- Developing alternative solutions
- Guidance during implementation
- Evaluation
Coaching for supervisors and HR professionals
Profil individual coaching for managers and HR specialists in relation to employees with disabilities or with a focus on leading inclusive teams.
Possible topics include:
- Transparency in communication – what is permissible and where are the boundaries?
- Addressing different types of disabilities and impairments
- Fostering the potential of employees with disabilities
- Addressing performance impairments
- Creating an inclusive team culture
This service can be booked as individual coaching, consultation, or as an awareness workshop for leaders.
Team coaching
The specialists at Profil also Profil with the teams, because inclusion can only succeed if everyone works together. It is extremely important that team members accept new employees with disabilities as a matter of course and treat them as equals. Uncertainties such as "How much help can I offer?", "Is integration a relief rather than a burden?", "Can I mention the disability?" almost always arise.
We provide support with:
- Preparing and conducting team supervision
- Raising awareness on work and disability
- Specific insights into disabilities and individual concerns
- Targeted support for managers
You can find some tips on team culture under > Knowledge
Inclusive Human Resources Management
An inclusive HR approach offers your company many opportunities and creates business value.
Key elements for inclusive human resources management include designing inclusive processes throughout the employee lifecycle and, naturally, the company's commitment.
We advise you in the area of
- HR Marketing
- Recruitment
- Onboarding
- Professional Development
- Retention
- Offboarding
You can find some initial tips for implementation under > Knowledge
Job Creation
Inclusive Job Design
Through the analysis and redesign of work processes, existing job profiles are optimally adapted to the qualifications of your employees. Simultaneously, new jobs are created, for example, for people with disabilities or health impairments. This allows you to create alternative solutions to address the shortage of skilled workers and utilize the potential of employees with disabilities.
The Profil Foundation Profil the Inclusive Job Design method exclusively in Switzerland.
You can find more about Inclusive Job Design under > Knowledge
Job Carving
An existing job profile is specifically adapted to the resources and abilities of an applicant with a disability. This can be in terms of content and/or performance or even workload. Profil you in specific cases.
Workplace Design and Adaptation
What factors need to be considered when designing a workplace for individuals with an impairment or health disability?
This varies greatly and depends primarily on the impact of the impairment or disability on everyday life. The more flexible and open employers are, the greater the chance of integrating people with disabilities. In specific cases, the experts at Profil provide support. If necessary, we consult other specialized providers and the IV, which covers certain costs for workplace adaptations.
You can also find some tips under > Knowledge
Certification
Certification as an Inclusive Company
We support companies that wish to visibly demonstrate their inclusion culture and are interested in further development in obtaining the iPunkt label.
Additional Services:
Recruitment and Staff Leasing
Are you looking to fill a position with a person with a disability? We advise you on the various options and connect you with motivated employees. We assist with workplace setup, clarify any further questions, and provide job coaching to ensure sustainable employment.
Profil free advice and offers various options:
1. Temporary
- Positions for people with disabilities who wish to enter (or re-enter) the primary labor market.
- Temporary assignments (internships/work trials) with the possibility of permanent employment.
- Often supported by IV/RAV.
- Receive intensive support from Profil
2. Try & Hire
- Employees with health impairments can be Profil through the Profil Foundation's personnel leasing service.
- You can assess whether permanent employment can be realized in the future.
- Profil employer responsibility during the assignment and takes care of personnel administration.
- Only actual hours worked and direct costs are charged.
- A transition to permanent employment is possible at any time without incurring additional costs.
3. Permanent Employment
- Profil suitable candidates for you.
- Profil supervisors, teams, and the new hire during the onboarding period in the form of job coaching.
- Profil with social security agencies to see if your company is eligible for financial relief.
- Profil in potential conflict situations or crises.
> Recruitment (PDF)
> Staff Leasing (PDF)
Training Support (Supported Education)
Would you like to train learners with health impairments? Supported Education is a service offered by the Profil Foundation that supports learners with health impairments and relieves the burden on training companies.
Our job coaches support apprentices (and students) throughout their entire training period. This stabilizes the apprenticeship relationship and eases the burden on the training company. After successful completion of their training, the job coaches work with the young professionals to develop a follow-up solution and assist them in transitioning into professional life.
The Profil Foundation Profil cooperation between learners, training companies, IV, vocational schools, and other stakeholders.
> Training Support (PDF)
Job Retention
The consequences of an illness or accident can significantly alter an employee's performance capacity and jeopardize their employment. If you wish to commit to the reintegration of your ill or injured employees, we are here to support you:
In close collaboration with you, we develop individual measures for the continued employment of employees with health impairments. We analyze the scope of tasks and the work environment, and provide advice and support for necessary adjustments. We accompany the implementation with targeted job coaching.
If continued employment is no longer possible due to health impairment, we offer assistance with reorientation. We develop proposed solutions and clarify insurance-related and financial questions.
> Job Retention (PDF)
Support for Inclusive Workplaces in the Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Since March 2022, the Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden has been supporting integration workplaces in the primary labor market for people with disabilities. Companies that employ individuals receiving a disability pension can receive financial support for the disability-related assistance and adaptation costs.
We are also happy to develop alternative measures with you that suit your specific needs.
Flyers for Download
> Flyer for Employers (PDF)
> Recruitment (PDF)
> Staff Leasing (PDF)
> Job Retention (PDF)
> Training Support (PDF)
> Inclusive Job Design (PDF)
> Supported Employment (PDF)
> Factsheet Inclusion Check (PDF)
Open to hiring people with health impairments and disabilities?
Evaluation and Improvement
Together with you, we regularly review the status of implementation. If needed, progress within the company can also be made visible through an Inclusion Check.
How We Work
Profil individualized support and advice. We work with you to clarify the current situation in your company and define your inclusion goals.
Profil with selected partners, drawing on a wide range of specialist knowledge and expertise, including that of people with disabilities.
Profil Arbeit & Handicap Foundation maintains counseling centers throughout German-speaking Switzerland. Our expert advisors use modern methods. Quality and sustainability of our services is important to us. You can find out more about the Profil Arbeit & Inklusion foundation at > here.
The Profil Foundation
Profil people with health impairments and disabilities and employers for over 25 years.
Our Partners
We collaborate with various partners.
Inclusion-Check
The «Inclusion-Check» application is based on the survey and analysis tool «Incluscope», which was developed from 2018 to 2020 by Health & Medical Service AG (HMS), MindStep, and Helsana.
The thematic area «Diversity & Inclusion» was supported by the scientific partner Prof. Dr. Stephan Böhm, Center for Disability and Integration at the University of St.Gallen (CDI-HSG), and financially by the Federal Bureau for the Equality of People with Disabilities (EBGB).
Detailed information about the Inclusion Check can be found at > www.inclusion-check.ch or in the > Factsheet (PDF)
iPunkt Label Certification
Profil with impulse as a partner for certification.
The iPunkt label recognizes companies that rely on employees with disabilities, systematically identify obstacles in the work environment, and sustainably remove them.
The iPunkt label is a unique tool for communicating Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and strengthens a company's employer brand.
More information about the label and Impulse: www.impulse.swiss
Awareness Workshops
Profil with Sensability as a partner for raising awareness.
Sensability is an organization run by individuals with lived experience, promoting diversity, equality, and inclusion through training programs and consulting services for businesses, public administrations, and other organizations.
Experiential knowledge fosters a practical understanding of the obstacles faced by people with disabilities in their daily professional lives.
Find more information here: www.sensability.ch
Inclusion Creates Benefits
Promoting diversity and inclusion in companies has a proven positive impact on employee well-being and business success, as demonstrated by the Center for Disability and Integration at the University of St. Gallen in various companies.
Questions?
We have compiled and answered the most frequently asked questions here.
If your question is not listed, please contact us!
Research and studies show that companies committed to social values operate more profitably in the long term. Social diversity promotes internal loyalty, reduces employee turnover, and strengthens the employer brand.
The Profil job coach Profil with all parties involved who should be informed about a disability or situation, what information should be shared, and when. Communication varies depending on the impairment or operational situation. It is also possible that the future employee may wish to inform the team herself.
An employee with a disability should not entail any additional financial costs for the employer. Profil the financing of aids, adjustments to the workplace, and financial subsidies. If there are performance limitations or increased care requirements, the salary can be adjusted accordingly. We are happy to offer our personnel leasing services to ease your burden and minimize financial contractual risks.
Our recruitment service is free of charge for employers.
The IV and RAVs offer the opportunity to get to know potential employees free of charge for a certain period through trial work placements and internships. Depending on the situation, the RAVs and IV also finance onboarding or specific courses. Our specialists will clarify the most ideal and effective support with the social insurance providers for all parties involved.
The goal of our support is to ensure the sustainability of the employment relationship. The duration and intensity of our support are always determined in consultation with all parties involved. However, you are welcome to contact us at any time.
Knowledge for Inclusive Companies
In the "Knowledge" section, you will find further information that may be useful to you when supporting and employing people with health impairments and disabilities in your company.
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Insights into our Work
Take a look at our film portraits of people with health impairments and disabilities and their employers.
Or read about other companies' experiences with inclusion.
Contact Us
Do you have a question or would you like a consultation? Please contact us.
We look forward to hearing from you.
