"Caring Employer" Medal accepts application (with photos)

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     The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Chris Sun, announced today (May 2) that the "Caring Employer" Medal is open for application starting today until July 4. The Medal is a three-tiered award system, comprising Disability Inclusive Supporter, Disability Inclusive Employer and Disability Inclusive Pioneer. It aims to encourage employers to take the first step in supporting disability-inclusive employment while also recognising role models who have made exemplary contributions to building inclusive workplaces.

     Mr Sun attended the Jockey Club Collaborative Project for Inclusive Employment Kick-off Ceremony cum Market Fair 2025, and encouraged enterprises and organisations to participate in the "Caring Employer" Medal actively. He also highlighted that persons with disabilities could have remarkable capabilities in different aspects and expressed hope that different sectors in the community would pay greater attention to their talents. Enterprises could provide more employment opportunities for persons with disabilities to realise their potential and thereby achieving inclusive workplace. Mr Sun also invited members of public, students and persons with disabilities interested in design to take part in the "Caring Employer" Medal Design Competition, to convey their recognition towards caring employers.

     The Chief Executive announced in the 2024 Policy Address that to encourage and support persons with disabilities to engage in employment, the Government will introduce the "Caring Employer" Medal to commend employers who actively engage and support persons with disabilities. The Labour and Welfare Bureau (LWB) has launched the Diverse Abilities．Inclusive Workplace Recognition Scheme on the basis of the existing Talent-Wise Employment Charter, and collaborated with the Jockey Club Collaborative Project for Inclusive Employment funded by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust to jointly take forward the "Caring Employer" Medal. This aims to recognise employers who actively employ and support persons with disabilities, thereby encouraging more enterprises to participate in fostering inclusive workplace, as well as facilitating employment opportunities for persons with disabilities. Details and application methods of the Medal have been uploaded to the website caringemployer.com/cem2025/login/en. Further information on the Medal Design Competition is accessible at the LWB's website (www.lwb.gov.hk/en/highlights/charter_scheme/s4.html).

Ends/Friday, May 2, 2025
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The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Chris Sun, officiated at the Jockey Club Collaborative Project for Inclusive Employment Kick-off Ceremony cum Market Fair 2025 this afternoon (May 2). Photo shows Mr Sun (front row, centre); Steward of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Mr Jackson Woo (front row, fifth left); the Commissioner for Rehabilitation of the Labour and Welfare Bureau, Mr Fletch Chan (front row, fourth left), and other guests.