Tax on the lack of people with disabilities – Politics

How many Poles are disabled? It’s not clear. There is no national register of persons with disabilities, not all have pension or participate in rehabilitation. According to data from the National Census of 2002 and 2011, the number of disabled residents of Polish decreased by 13.9 percent. (From 5.46 million to 4.7 million). Their share in the total population decreased by 2.1 pct., To a level of 12.2 percent. in 2011.

The legal confirmation of disability had in 2011. more than 3.1 million people – it’s about 1/3 less than in 2002. 1.6 million people are disabled only biologically – ie. grants to the fact that he has health problems that prevent normal operation, but there are no privileges granted by this title. It’s mostly older people, because unlike Western European societies are aging Poles in health.

Disabled in law

The legal confirmation of disability can be achieved in four ways: by issued by the district team. adjudicate on disability decision on the degree of disability; decision issued by the Social Insurance Institution of incapacity to work that gives entitlement to a pension; ASIF issued by a certificate of incapacity for work on a farm (also entitles you to benefits) and the decision on including the disability group – issued by the Social Insurance Institution (war invalids, soldiers, etc.).

To fight for jobs for people with disabilities, in the early 90s. it was established State Fund for Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons (PFRON). Every employer who employs a full-time equivalent of at least 25 people and Failing to achieve the employment rate of people with disabilities at the level of 6 percent. He is obliged to make contributions to PFRON. Every month must provide an amount equal to the product of the number of disabled workers missing to achieve the required ratio and 40.65 percent. the average wage (that published by the Social Insurance Institution, and not administered by the CSO).

Let’s assume that the employer employs 50 people, including any of the disability certificate. It is therefore appropriate to multiply 40.65 percent. with 3.65 thousand. zł for 3, because so many people are missing, in order to achieve the required rate of employment. In this example, the monthly fee was 4.45 thousand. zł, so hiring people with disabilities, the employer in this case can save annually more than 53.4 thousand. zł.

Fewer and fewer people with disabilities working

Employment rates among the disabled in the early 90s., when many large state-owned enterprises had the status of sheltered workshops, reached 1/5. Following years of transition was a decline in employment of persons from this group. In 2006. It recorded the lowest percentage of employed persons with disabilities (12.6 percent.) Have since followed by slow growth, but still only to a level of 14.9 per cent., Which is the same height as the unemployment rate among the disabled. It is worth noting that the latter is much higher than among the general public.

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Sheltered workshops (yet) are

One of the popular myths concerning the employment of people with disabilities is that they work mainly in sheltered workshops (ie those which constitute more than 50 percent. full-time employees, including at least 20 per cent. are people with severe or moderate disability) . The amount of the monthly subsidy for employees with a moderate degree of disability of 115 percent. the minimum wage; in the case of the degree of light 45 percent. For a considerable degree of funding is 130 percent. minimum wage.