Indifference and prejudice behind the ‘legal obligations’

  “The mandatory employment rate for the disabled is a burden.”

  This is a candid confession that a representative of a small and medium -sized business recently revealed in a media interview. In Korea, there is an obligation to legally hire people with disabilities for a certain percentage for a certain amount of companies. Still, many companies still regard this system as a burden, not a duty. This is because the stereotypes that the employment of the disabled leads to “decrease in productivity” or “increasing management costs” is still deeply rooted in the corporate site.

  The employment rate of the disabled is increasing, but even concerns

  According to the Ministry of Employment and Labor, as of 2024, the employment rate of people with disabilities exceeded 3.0%**. Although it seems to be improving in numbers, the role of the actual company and the quality of the working environment are difficult to evaluate with this figure alone. Many companies choose to establish a subsidiary -type standard workplace or to avoid employment obligations. This is the result of blurring the “integrated employment”, the essence of the system.

  In addition, some companies do not provide actual business opportunities, but they only meet the obligations through simple documents. This formal employment also hurt for the disabled and prevents a long -term independence.

  The disabled is a professional manpower, not a consideration target.

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*Please note this is a Korean article

Source: Mediapia