National government agency Newly employed more than 3,000 people with disabilities The legal employment rate was not reached August 28:16:14
In response to the problem of increased employment of persons with disabilities by the central ministries and agencies, the government administration has newly hired 3444 people by June, but it has been found that the employment rate has not reached the 2.5% required by law. It was.
The government will continue to hire people to achieve statutory employment within the year.
The government plans to hire more than 4,000 people with disabilities by the end of the year in order to achieve the 2.5% employment rate for people with disabilities as required by the central government.
On the afternoon of the 28th, the government held a meeting of the relevant ministries at the prime minister's official residence. From October to June last year, a total of 3444 persons with disabilities were hired by 28 government agencies. It was reported that there were a total of 7577 people with disabilities working in the institution.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the employment rate of persons with disabilities has increased to 2.31%, but at this point it has not reached the 2.5% stipulated by law, and 161 of the newly hired people The person has already left the job.
At the conference, the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare said, “Recruitment has progressed to 80% of the plan, and it is generally steady. Not only achieving the legal employment rate at the end of the year, but also working hard to expand the places where disabled people can play active roles. "I wanted it," and instructed them to hire them to achieve the legal employment rate within the year.