Employment o f People with Disabilities in Poland POLISH FEDERATION of ORGANISATIONS of PERSONS with PHYSICAL DISABILITY (OFOONR) (OFOONR)

Labour Code Labour Code Act on Promotions of Employment Act on Promotions of Employment Act on Vocational and Social Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities Act on Vocational and Social Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities

Quota system 6% State Fund for Rehabilitation of Disabled People (PFRON)

Employees with disabilities specific rights concerning working hoursspecific rights concerning working hours 10 days of vacation time more10 days of vacation time more Employers resources for workplace adaptationresources for workplace adaptation diminished cost of social insurance feesdiminished cost of social insurance fees monthly reimbursement for the remuneration of an employee with disabilitiesmonthly reimbursement for the remuneration of an employee with disabilities

Sheltered labour market sheltered enterprises – at least 40% of employees with disabilities sheltered enterprises – at least 40% of employees with disabilities occupational activity enterprises – at least 70% of all employees are people with significant disabilities occupational activity enterprises – at least 70% of all employees are people with significant disabilities

Recent changes in law minimizing of the difference between the benefits for the owner of sheltered enterprises and the employers from the open labour market; minimizing of the difference between the benefits for the owner of sheltered enterprises and the employers from the open labour market; level of financing depends on the degree of disability; level of financing depends on the degree of disability; reimbursement of the costs of employing someone to assist an employee with disabilities at work; reimbursement of the costs of employing someone to assist an employee with disabilities at work; people with disabilities, registered in county labour offices as job-seekers, can make use of some labour market instruments and programmes so far reserved only for registered as unemployed people with disabilities, registered in county labour offices as job-seekers, can make use of some labour market instruments and programmes so far reserved only for registered as unemployed

National Employment Strategy developing incentives for employers to hire people with disabilities developing incentives for employers to hire people with disabilities facilitation of self-employment facilitation of self-employment promotion of new forms of employment (for example e-work) promotion of new forms of employment (for example e-work) implementation of individual activation plans implementation of individual activation plans

Media campaigns

New form of self-employment – social cooperatives

Thank you for your attention! Malgorzata Koter-Morgowska POLISH FEDERATION of ORGANISATIONS of PERSONS with PHYSICAL DISABILITY (OFOONR)