Category: Employment

by Michael Gillan Peckitt September 16, 2023 Number of comments0
Disability Employment Japan

For “Disability Employment Support Month”, Event Held in Mie Prefecture Shopping Center with People with Disabilities Selling Sweets

In conjunction with “Disability Employment Support Month” in September, an event was held at a shopping center in Tsu City, where cafes where people with disabilities work gathered to sell handmade sweets and other items.

The event was organized by Mie Prefecture and other organizations to expand understanding of employment of people with disabilities, and six cafes where people with disabilities work in the prefecture participated.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt August 27, 2023 Number of comments0
Disability Employment Intellectual disabilities Japan Podcast

Disability News Japan Podcast: Survey by Tokyo Recruiting Firm Finds People with Intellectual Disabilities Struggle to Find Jobs

A survey by the Tokyo-based recruiting firm ‘Leverages’ found that 26% of people with disabilities who are working took “more than a year” to find their first job. 42% of those who answered “more than a year” were intellectually disabled, the highest percentage by disability.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt August 26, 2023 1
Disability Employment Intellectual disabilities Japan

Survey by Tokyo Recruiting Firm Finds People with Intellectual Disabilities Struggle to Find Jobs

A survey by the Tokyo-based recruiting firm ‘Leverages’ found that 26% of people with disabilities who are working took “more than a year” to find their first job. 42% of those who answered “more than a year” were intellectually disabled, the highest percentage by disability.

The most common difficulty in job hunting (multiple responses) among people with intellectual disabilities was “not knowing which industry, company, or type of work would suit me”. For the mentally challenged, “I can’t find a company that offers the consideration I want,” and for the physically challenged, “I can’t find a company that offers the kind of work I want” were the most common responses, respectively.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt August 8, 2023 Number of comments0
Disability Employment Japan Podcast

Disability News Japan Podcast: Typhoon and a Lack of “special consideration” for Employees with Children with Disabilities in Japan

A survey by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare found on August 6th that 81.7% of companies answered that they “do not give special consideration” even if their employees have children with disabilities. Parents of children with disabilities tend to take time off from work to go to hospitals or accompany them, and often have no choice but to give up their careers. The government’s study group is asking companies to provide support that respects the wishes of their employees.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt February 20, 2023 Number of comments0
Barrier Free Disability Employment Japan

Disability News Japan Podcast: 69% of people with disabilities in Japan are ‘unaware’ of assistance grants for companies where they work

A survey by a private organization found that 69% of people with disabilities said they were unaware of the state subsidy paid to companies that support the assistance of disabled people in employment. The organizations say that the system is not well known and would like to ask the government to make it known in order to promote the system.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt February 20, 2023 1
Barrier Free Disability Employment Japan

69% of people with disabilities in Japan are ‘unaware’ of assistance grants for companies where they work

A survey by a private organization found that 69% of people with disabilities said they were unaware of the state subsidy paid to companies that support the assistance of disabled people in employment. The organizations say that the system is not well known and would like to ask the government to make it known in order to promote the system.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt February 8, 2023 Number of comments0
Disability Employment Japan Welfare

Japan’s municipalities reluctant to provide employment assistance for people with severe disabilities

The number of users of a national programme to subsidise the cost of assistance needed during employment so that people with severe disabilities can work was found to be limited to 92 people in 26 municipalities. Many municipalities are reluctant to implement the project because they are unsure whether there is demand for it.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 26, 2023 Number of comments0
Disability Employment Japan Podcast

Disability News Japan Podcast: After a Snowstorm in Japan & Fukushima’s Disability Employment Rate Woes

The rate of employment of people with disabilities, which companies are obliged to increase the employment of people with disabilities, reached the highest level in the prefecture last year, but nearly 30% of companies do not employ even one person, NHK found out in a summary by the Fukushima labor bureau.