Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education: “The low number of disabled people with teaching licenses is having an impact”

From FNN via Yahoo! Japan

December 23 2024

TOKYO – It has been revealed that the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education has been asked by the national government to promote employment of disabled people, as the employment rate of disabled people is below the legal level.

According to the Tokyo Labor Bureau of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, as of June 1st of this year, the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education had 985.5 disabled people employed, which is calculated by counting the number of disabled people per person depending on the degree of disability and working hours, and the actual employment rate was 1.95%.

This is below the legal employment rate of 2.7% based on the Disabled Persons Employment Promotion Act, and the national government has requested the Board of Education to increase employment of disabled people, including by providing guidance.

In response to an interview, the Board of Education said, “More than 90% of the total number of employees are teachers with teaching licenses, and the low number of disabled people with teaching licenses is an impact. However, we will make efforts to achieve the legal employment rate, such as by increasing the hiring of disabled people in clerical positions.”

The Labor Bureau has requested a report on the hiring plan by February next year, and depending on the results, it may issue a recommendation to properly implement the plan.