Poland lagging behind in employment of disabled
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Only 23 percent of disabled Poles who are able to work are currently employed, reported Polish Radio citing a report from the Educational Research Institute. Meanwhile the EU average for disabled employment stands at 50 percent.
Polish employees are reluctant to hire disabled employees and are often not familiar with state-supported incentives. These include subsidized salaries (up to 70 percent) and reimbursement costs associated with adapting the workplace to the needs of the disabled person, according to Anna Skupień, a spokeswoman for the Polish Organization of Employers of People with Disabilities.
There are 4.7 million disabled people in Poland, and nearly half are between 18 and 65 years old.
