Employment – Page 15 – Barrier Free Japan

by Michael Gillan Peckitt March 27, 2019 0

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

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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.”

by Michael Gillan Peckitt March 20, 2019 0

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Japan’s Government approves Bill requiring confirmation of a job applicant’s disability status

“The bill would obligate central government ministries, agencies and local municipalities to confirm a job applicant’s disabled status by verifying specific documents.”

by Michael Gillan Peckitt March 19, 2019 0

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Japan adopts Bill to prevent further ‘Padding’ of Disabled Employment

“The labor ministry will be granted review and advisory power to check whether such agencies are employing disabled people according to the rules.”

by Michael Gillan Peckitt February 20, 2019 0

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Swiftly create environment where disabled people can work stably [Yomiuri Shimbun Editorial]

“The important thing is to make preparations for accepting them. Should these new workers be hired on a massive scale and in a coercive manner, just to make up the numbers, it would be difficult for these individuals to settle into their new workplaces. It is a matter of course to aim at meeting the statutory hiring rate soon, but such endeavors should be advanced carefully, in keeping with workplace conditions.”

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 28, 2019 0

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‘Workshops’ that employ disabled people in Japan to receive less funding [Video]

“Businesses that employ disabled people in Japan are called ‘Type B workshops’. A report by a disability group reports that 60% of 866 such ‘workshops’ say they received smaller government rewards this fiscal year.”

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 15, 2019 0

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Japan Govt to Allow Disabled People to Work Part Time Beforehand

“The Japanese government plans to allow people with disabilities hired by government agencies to work part time before officially beginning their full-time duties, officials said.”

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 13, 2019 0

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Japan to recruit over 1,200 people with disabilities by end of 2020

“Of the 38 prefectures in Japan in which prefectural government departments and boards of education inappropriately reported jobs information, 26 prefectures are planning to recruit at least about 1,200 people by the end of 2020 due to the lack of recruiting persons with disabilities.”

by Michael Gillan Peckitt January 5, 2019 0

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Japanese disabled people play a major role at cold-resistant banana farm

“Chieko Saito, a former nursery teacher with no prior farming experience established “Okayama Ohisama (Sun) Farm” in May 2017, hoping to promote social integration of people with disabilities by providing them with jobs growing bananas.”

by Michael Gillan Peckitt December 31, 2018 0

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Draft Employment Act For Disabled Persons to be announced by Japanese Parliament early January

“A draft of the bill to revise the Employment Promotion Act for Persons with Disabilities submitted to the ordinary Diet session next year by the government will be announced on Thursday 3rd 2019 January, to deal with the problem in increasing the employment of persons with disabilities such as central ministries.”