The government intends to improve the access of people with disabilities to employment in the ordinary environment and stop directing them immediately towards specific measures, with the bill for “full employment” expected in June at the council. ministers, consulted on Wednesday by AFP.
It is necessary that the public service of employment, the common right, which accompanies any job seeker, is able to accompany any person in situation of handicap, indicates one to the Minister of Labour.
The unemployment rate for people with disabilities, 13% in 2022, is almost double that of the general population.
When a person receives recognition of the status of disabled worker (RQTH) granted by a departmental house for disabled people (MDPH), this will automatically be transmitted to France Travail, the organization called upon to replace Ple Emploi.
The advisers of France Travail will then meet with the person to determine their project, their needs and the most suitable work environment, it is indicated to the Minister of Labour.
It may be directed to an ordinary company, with or without supported employment, to an adapted company or to the protected sector of the Esat (establishments and services for help through work, which come under the medico-social sector). The person will be able to benefit from immersion arrangements in the various professional environments before the choice is made.
The MDPH will no longer be able to direct the person to an ESAT from the outset, but only on the recommendation of France Travail. Currently, on the basis of the file and a medical certificate, they can direct her to an Esat without even having met her.
Everyone is presumed to be able to work in an ordinary environment. It is the meaning of an inclusive society to stop following specific paths, we argue at the Minister of Labor.
This new system will first be tested in three five voluntary territories in 2024, for generalization planned by 2027.
In addition, the bill aims to align the rights of Esat workers with those of ordinary employees, as Emmanuel Macron announced on April 26 at the National Disability Conference (CNH).
They will be able to benefit from individual and collective rights such as transport aid, union rights, the right to strike, complementary health, it is indicated to the Minister for the Disabled. However, they will remain protected from dismissal.
The government would also like to test an evolution of the pole-emploi.fr site to help people with disabilities and companies involved in the issue better identify each other.