Disability: 10,000 hires thanks to the state bonus, announces Cluzel

The bonus of 4,000 euros proposed by the State as part of the recovery plan to promote the hiring of disabled people has so far allowed the recruitment of 10,000 people, or one third of the objective pursued, announced Thursday the Secretary of State in charge of the file, Sophie Cluzel.

"On the employment side, 10,000 contracts have already been signed, 66% of which are permanent", explains Sophie Cluzel in an interview with the Grenoble regional daily

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Up to 30,000 recruitments planned

This bonus, proposed by the government for any hiring in CDI or CDD of more than three months of a person in situation of handicap, must allow in all 30,000 recruitments, had indicated in November the Prime Minister Jean Castex.

The device was extended until the end of June.

The government "activated all possible levers to curb the impact of the economic crisis" on the employment of people with disabilities, said Sophie Cluzel.

In 2020, the number of unemployed people with disabilities fell by 3.8%, while it increased by 5% for the general population, she welcomed.

An online day of mobilization for the recruitment of people with disabilities

The government - which will organize an online mobilization day on May 27 to promote the recruitment of disabled people on apprenticeship or professionalization contracts - will also unveil "at the end of June or beginning of July an" employment and disability "barometer, which will allow voluntary companies to measure and display their efforts in this area, Sophie Cluzel told

This indicator, designed in part on the model of the gender equality index in companies, will not only measure the rate of disabled employees but also the rate of apprentices, or even the company's use of subcontractor employing disabled people. "Each at its own pace, companies will be able to join the system and engage in the dynamic", according to Ms. Cluzel.