Transcript Opening Up the Labour Market to People with Disabilities. The French Experience. François Atger, Territorial Director.

Opening Up the Labour
Market to People with
Disabilities.
The French Experience.
François Atger, Territorial Director.
1. A snapshot of the French population
with disabilities
2. An overview of Agefiph
3. Results and prospects
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• A snapshot of
the French
disabled
population
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1. A snapshot of the French disabled population
12.6% of the working age population
but only 3.9 % officially aknowledged
2 500 000
2 000 000
1 500 000
2 210 000
1 000 000
1 459 000
901 000
500 000
179 000
0
Officially
aknowledged
disability
INSEE HID (1999 census)
Sheltered employment
Unable to work
No official title
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1. A snapshot of the French disabled population
A few figures
Unemployed
Disabled
All
Women
33%
47%
50 and older
27%
16%
High school degree and over
17%
36%
Workless since 1 year and over
41%
31%
Workless since 2 years and over
19%
12%
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1. A snapshot of the French disabled population
The french disabled population
42%
working
35 %
jobseekers
23% others
3% = retired
8% = illnesses
3% = professional training
9% = ?
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1. A snapshot of the French disabled population
Persons with disabilities:
 Graduate less,
 Are less trained,
 Are more touched by
recurrent unemployment,
Are more often in part-time
jobs
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1. A snapshot of the French disabled population
A high inactivity ratio / older workers
France
Disabled persons
18 000 000
400 000
16 000 000
350 000
14 000 000
300 000
12 000 000
250 000
Others
10 000 000
Retired
200 000
8 000 000
student
6 000 000
Jobless
4 000 000
Working
100 000
50 000
2 000 000
0
0
16-29
Working
150 000
: 53,4%
30-49
88,6%
50-59
74,5%
60-64
14,9%
16-29
58,9%
30-49
65,7%
50-59
30,5%
60-64
1,8%
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1. A snapshot of the French disabled population
Compared activity ratio
88,6%
74,5%
65,7%
58,9%
53,4%
30,5%
14,9%
1,8%
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French population
30 / 49
50 / 59
60 / 64
French disabled population
[HID 1999 ]
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1. A snapshot of the French disabled population
Compared features
50 and over
High school
and
university
Unemployed for over a
year
graduates
Global
population
Disabled
persons
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• An overview
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2. A quick overview of Agefiph
Agefiph was created by the 1987 act enforcing a 6%
employment quota of disabled persons.
Four manners of discharging legal obligation
1. Recruiting
2. Subcontracting with sheltered workshops
3. Signature of a company agreement for employment
of disabled persons
4. Payment of a contribution to AGEFIPH
For each unit not hired under the 6% quota, the
contribution to Agefiph goes form 400 to 600 times
the French minimum hourly wage depending the
size of the staff of a company.
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2. A quick overview of Agefiph
In 2005 a new act
reinforced employment
obligations and set
stricter rules in the
count of disabled units
within companies
The Agefiph collection (in million €)
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2. A quick overview of Agefiph
 Agefiph is a non profit organization managed
jointly by employers, trade unions and associations
of disabled persons.
 3 activities
• Tax collection
• Fund management
• Project subsidizing
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2. A quick overview of Agefiph
5 main areas are covered
1. Information and awareness campaigns
2. Placement (108 dedicated job centers, 53 800 plcts in
2007)
3. Return to work
- Individualized plans for employment
- Vocational guiding and training programs
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2. A quick overview of Agefiph
… 5 areas covered
4.Employment assistance
• Job retention (9 300 in 2007)
• Self employment (3000 in 2007, average subsidy = 8400
€ + advice for 2700€)
• Work adaptations (4000 in 2007, average susidy = 4600€)
• Technical and human assistance
5. Research, experiencing and innovation.
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2. A quick overview of Agefiph
Preparing the
disabled person
Offsetting technical
barriers
Sensitizing the
economic world
Vocationnal guidance
Technical aids
Diagnosiscounselling
Vocationnal training
Work adapatations
Agreement policy
Increasing entrances on the labour market
Placement teams
Financial incentives
Self employment
&
Reducing non desired leaves
Job retention
Income guarantee
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2. A quick overview of Agefiph
Principles of interventions
 In the private sector
 Excluding sheltered employment
 Public partnership (cooperation and co-financing)
with the state and local governments
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2. A quick overview of Agefiph
Fund raising
604 M€
SUBSIDIZING
470 M€
58 000 companies
150 000
persons
65 000
companies
Core business:
52 000 requests
of subsidies and grants
per year
Manpower:
300 employees
Full national coverage
20 branch offices
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2. A quick overview of Agefiph
2/3 subsidies and
grants go to direct
support
Placement services,
Job retention,
Specific deficiency,
Awareness raising,
Advice to companies,
Ergonomics…
64%
27%
6,5% 2,5%
Direct support to disabled workers
and companies
[ 64% ]
Specialized professionals [ 27% ]
Coordination, consulting [ 2,5% ]
Internal costs
[ 6,5% ]
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3. A quick overview of Agefiph
Agefiph supports over the 4 past years
Supports to persons
(65 000 to employers)
Financially
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3. Results and prospects
• Results
and
prospects
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3. Results and prospects
10 years after the 1987 act, how do
companies fulfill their employment
obligation?
31% exclusively by employing
disable persons
35% pay the Agefiph
contribution and/or employing
disabled persons and/or
subcontracting with sheltered
workshops
7% sign an agreement with
trade unions
27% exclusively
contribute to
Agefiph
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3. Results and prospects
Disabled persons at work
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3. A quick overview of Agefiph toolbox
Placements by the 108 dedicated case
managing teams « Cap emploi » funded by
Agefiph
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3. Results and prospects
An European comparison of the
activity ratio of disabled people
46,5
45,1
43,9
43,4
42,6
42,2
38,4
37,8
37,2
30,3
28,4
25,4
24,0
23,5
Quota + Funds - Quota without funds - No quota in private sector
University of Namur, Belgium
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3. Results and prospects
Issues and prospects: economics
A
continual growth of placements over the past 10 years, despite a slight
drop in 2004-2005
The jobs that have been created are globally of a lower quality
The unemployment of the disabled persons decreases more slowly
This concerns more particularly disabled people aged 50 and over
The French economy has seen a continuous growth of service and
information sectors
Increased qualifications standards of jobs
A growing number of sectors, (building, tourism, food services) are
experiencing difficulty in finding qualified manpower.
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3. Results and prospects
Demographics
An increase of retirements, disabled employees being older than
the rest of the working population
An increase of needs concerning job retention and vocational
retraining
- age being a factor in the acquisition and aggravation of disabilities
- concerns more particularly disabled people aged 50 and +
Ageing will cause an increased tension on the labour market
- can be an opportunity for disabled persons
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3. Results and prospects
Priorities : adjusting supply and
demand ... under constraint
 Vocational training
• concerns low qualified disabled job seekers
• reaches a balance between
- preparatory job training that favours the integration of
persons with disabilities
- training during the course of employment, in order to
prevent the exclusion of disabled workers
 Strategies directed towards employers
• Contacting each and every company over a staff of 20 and not
employing disabled persons in order to make a diagonsis of its
situation
• Integrated services facilitating the access to information,
support, job retention
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Thank you for listening
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