Employment – Barrier Free Japan

by Michael Gillan Peckitt May 19, 2019 0

One year after Padded jobs scandal, Japan to make a second attempt to increase disability employment numbers

“Japan’s National Personnel Authority announced on the 18th May that it will carry out a national government employee’s employment examination for persons with disabilities in 2019. Applications will be accepted in June in response to the problem of the employment of disabled people in central ministries and agencies identified in 2018 when 754 people passed in the first examination for disabled people, and the ratio for the number of applicants was about 12 times smaller.”

by Michael Gillan Peckitt May 17, 2019 0

Disability Employment Japan

Japan’s Diet revised Employment Bill regarding disabled people passes the House of Representatives unanimously

“The bill revising the Employment Promotion Act for Persons with Disabilities, which includes measures to prevent the government from interpreting the criteria arbitrarily when hiring people with disabilities in response to the central government ministries’s problem of employment of disabled people The ball was voted on and unanimously passed to the House of Councilors.”

by Michael Gillan Peckitt April 22, 2019 0

Disability Employment Japan Mental Health

Aichi Prefecture increases number of disabled people employed

“Breaking down the figures by disability; the number of those employed who have a physical disability has increased from 4.5% to 21,805,5, those with developmental disabilities increased 10,3% to 6,973. The number of those employed who have a mental illness increased by 36%, with was the largest rise in the prefecture .”

by Michael Gillan Peckitt April 10, 2019 0

Disability Employment Japan Padded Jobs

Despite a Record 530,000 Disabled people working, only 45.9% of Japan Firms met Employment Legal Standard

“The number of workers with disabilities increased 7.9& from the previous year to 534,769.5, accounting for a record 2.05% of the total workforce, up 0.08 percentage point and the first reading above 2.0%

But only 45.9% of all companies met the legal standard, down 4.1%”

by Michael Gillan Peckitt April 4, 2019 0

Disability Employment Intellectual disabilities Japan

“Supporting All Together”: a job placement for students with developmental disorders starts in Kansai

“An initiative to support students who can not find employment easily due to developmental disorders in cooperation with universities and private employment support establishments began in Kansai.”

by Michael Gillan Peckitt March 27, 2019 0

Disability Employment Japan Welfare

Japan’s Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare warns: “by hiring a considerable number of disabled people, it is assumed that there will be a considerable number of people leaving the private sector. “

“Speaking about the problem of the employment of persons with disabilities, Japan’s Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare, Takumi Nemoto stated on March 26th that the government’s recruitment activities may result in the possibility that some persons with disabilities will leave the private sector and some companies may not meet the legal employment rate.”

by Michael Gillan Peckitt March 26, 2019 0

Barrier Free Disability Employment Japan

Japan’s Health Ministry to tout companies that promote employment of disabled

“Japan’s Health Ministry will accredit small and mid-size companies that actively work to incorporate people with disabilities into their workplaces, under its new recognition system related to employment of the disabled people. Criteria for accreditation include barrier-free access to a company’s facilities, such as setting up slopes; the creation of jobs that utilize disabled people’s abilities; and the creation of an employment plan to promote disabled people’s active job involvement. Companies with up to 300 employees will be eligible for accreditation.”