30% of companies that are obliged to employ disabled people have no employment and at 17:27 on December 25
There are more than 460,000 persons with disabilities working in private companies across the country where employment of persons with disabilities is required, and this is the highest ever, while about 30% of companies do not employ any persons with disabilities Was found in a survey by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare surveyed more than 100,000 companies nationwide that are required by law to employ disabled people. As a result, the number of disabled people working in June was more than 460,000, the same time last year. Has increased by about 24,000, compared to the largest number so far.
On the other hand, half of the companies that have not achieved the 2.2% employment rate of persons with disabilities, which is required by private companies, accounted for about 30%, with more than 30,000 companies not employing any persons with disabilities. I am.
Last year, the employment rate of countries and municipalities where the employment of persons with disabilities continued to inflate was 2.31% in the country, 2.61% in prefectures, and 2.41% in municipalities. However, the employment rate in the country and municipalities is below the legally required 2.5% employment rate.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare states, "We will continue to promote employment of persons with disabilities and achieve employment rates in the country by the end of the year. In addition, there are hurdles to hiring the first person because small companies are not hiring persons with disabilities. I would like to provide support, such as providing employment know-how. "