Supported Personnel Leasing Maria Egger, FAB Austria September
2015 Bratislava Slide 2 Austria - Overview Austria Inhabitants: 8,4
Mio, 8,4 % unemployment rate, (August 2015, AMS Austria) 15,4 %
unemployment PwD (AMS Austria) Disability Discrimination Act
Disabled Persons Employment Act UNCRPD ratification 2008 9 Regions
9 State Laws on Disability Region of Upper Austria 1,4 Mio
inhabitants Equal Opportunities Act 2008 9 % unemployment rate,
15,3 % unemployment rate PwD (AMS Austria) Slide 3 Funding of
vocational integration services for PwD SMS Social Ministry Service
Ferderal Level, responsible for training offers for young PwD,
labor market integration services, technical adaptations of
workplaces, wage allowances, personal assistance at work places
Office for Social Affairs Regional Level mainly responsible for
social Integration and housing services, work places for severly
disabled persons in sheltered workshops and supported personnel
leasing Public Employment Service supports labor market integration
services for disadvantaged youth, long-term unemployed persons,
Accident and Pension Insurance Agencies vocational rehabilitation,
retraining offers and integration support Slide 4 Changes and
Developements in Services for Persons with disabilities in Austria
Education /Vocational Training Guarantee for Youth to the age of 18
years valid from 2016 on NEBA Network Vocational Assistance Youth
Coaching Production Schools Vocational Training Assistance Job
Assistance Job Coaching Discussions on Allocation of Competences
and Responsibilities between Federal an Regional governments Slide
5 Workplaces for Persons with Learning / Multiple Disabilities in
Upper Austria Sheltered workshops (July 31 st, 2014) 4.627
Workplaces without work contracts (workers receive benefits,
pensions and pocket money) 596 Workplaces based on work contracts
with full social insurance cover (wages are lower than collective
agreements so employees may claim for benefits) Integrative
workplaces, supported personnel leasing (July 31 st, 2014) 243
integrative workplaces without work contracts 120 supported
personnel leasing based on work contracts Demand for work places is
higher than the recently available offer. Mainstream employment -
no data available Slide 6 Supported Personell Leasing 2003 2005
Pilot Project co-funded by EU-EQUAL Program cooperation with
partners from France and Germany based on supported employment
models (e.g. SPAGAT/Austria) successful results continuous service
Since September 2005 permanent service for persons with learning
and multiple disabilities funded by the Regional Government of
Upper Austria, Department for Social Affairs based on a fixed
service level agreement 2005 2012: 50 places 2012 2017: extension
to 210 2017 ff: further deinstitutionalisation planned Slide 7
Supported Personell Leasing How does it work? - 1 1 job coach is
responsible for 8 persons with disability (PwD) Individualised
approach: work places are looked for suitable to strenghtens,
capacities and interests of the PwD Adaptation (social and
technical) and / or creation of workplaces according to individual
needs together with partner companies Find a mentor, who is
employed with the mainstream enterprise, for each PwD Job coach
works with the whole social system of the PwD (family, partner,
friends, authorities,) if necessary Slide 8 Supported Personell
Leasing How does it work? - 2 PwD is employed with FAB (work
contract with full social insurance cover; wage is less than
collective contract regulation) Partner companies have to pay per
hour to FAB, employee gets a fixed monthely wage ( 436.- 803.-)
14x/year. When loosing a job the PwD keeps employed with FAB and
together with the job coach a new workplace is found The Regional
Government pays for the job coach and an administration fee Costs
for the wages of the PwD have to be covered by the income from the
companies where PwD work. If these incomes are not sufficient, the
Regional Government pays the difference Slide 9 Supported Personell
Leasing How does it work? - 3 PwD work in different branches: e.g.
retail trade, industrial production, cleaning services, gastronomy,
gardening, office work station, etc.) Outplacement rate to
employment with mainstream companies is 4% on everage PwD are
afraid of loosing benefits when getting a mainstream work contract
If necessary PwD may return to their job with FAB sheltered
workshop Assistance from job coaches is not limited in time Slide
10 Supported Personell Leasing Results 2003 - 2014 247 PwD have
used service of supported personell leasing 35 PwD have gained a
permanent work place on mainstream labor market 17 PwD have
returned to sheltered workshops 30 PwD have stopped using the
service voluntarily, due to pension or death Slide 11 Supported
Personell Leasing Success Facts Mentor system Well motivated
workers with disability Diverse work places meet capacities and
interests of PwD Companies appreciate assistance of job coaches
Holistic approach: inclusion of the social system of the PwD Easier
access to employers via practical training at the beginning
Weaknesses Companies avoid employment of PwD, get cheep workforce
Inequality of wages Ongoing dependency on social benefits Slide 12
Supported Personell Leasing Further developments and challenges
Fair and non-discriminatory wages instead of subsidies and benefits
Labor Law aspects Replacing unqualified employees by PwD
competition between disadvantaged groups of persons Increased
caseload due to reduction of financial means Increasing
unemployment rates due to weak economy Increasing gap between the
rich and the poor Further developments and challenges Fair and
non-discriminatory wages instead of subsidies and benefits Labor
Law aspects Replacing unqualified employees by PwD competition
between disadvantaged groups of persons Increased caseload due to
reduction of financial means Increasing unemployment rates due to
weak economy Increasing gap between the rich and the poor FAB. New
solutions for persons with disabilities. Slide 13 Thank you for
your attention! Maria Egger FAB - Verein zur Frderung von Arbeit
und Beschftigung A-4020 Linz, Muldenstrae 5 Telephone: +43 732 6922
5536 Mail: [email protected]@fab.at www.fab.at Financed by:
