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1 Modernisation of disability-related Health & Social Services: The Way Ahead Public Affairs afternoon organised by the European Platform for Rehabilitation – EPR Brussels December 11, 2008
1 Modernisation of disability-related Health & Social Services: The Way Ahead Public Affairs afternoon organised by the European Platform for Rehabilitation
1 Modernisation of disability-related Health & Social
Services: The Way Ahead Public Affairs afternoon organised by the
European Platform for Rehabilitation EPR Brussels December 11,
2008
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2 Who are we? LOGO WORKCHANCE Association of Labour Market
Service Providers Budapest/Hungary
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3 which was founded on a voluntary basis by 11 Hungarian
organizations public benefit social organization with a democratic
autonomy, legal entity operating as an association, regulated by
its articles of association adopted in a democratic way by its
member associations, on the territory of the Republic of Hungary,
having both ordinary and supportive members.
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4 Founders Hand in hand Foundation
(www.kezenfogva.hu)www.kezenfogva.hu Hold my Hand Foundation
(www.fogdakezemalapitvany.hu)www.fogdakezemalapitvany.hu Szimbizis
Foundation(www.szimbiozis.net )www.szimbiozis.net For the rainmen
Association ( www.esotata.hu )www.esotata.hu Hungarian Association
for Persons with Intellectual Disability
(www.efoesz.hu)www.efoesz.hu Spiritusz Foundation
(www.equal-fuzesabony.hu)www.equal-fuzesabony.hu Motivation
Foundation for Helping Disabled People ( www.motivacio.hu)
www.motivacio.hu Regional Social Resource Center Public Company (
www.rszfk.hu )www.rszfk.hu Round World Welfare Foundation (
www.kerekvilag.sulinet.hu )www.kerekvilag.sulinet.hu Association of
Disabled People Helping Each Other( www.prohalo.hu )www.prohalo.hu
Budapest-Bethel Epilepsy Centre Foundation ( www.bbec.hu
)www.bbec.hu
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5 Our mission to increase employment rate of disabled people
through developing labour market services in Hungary, the
neighbouring countries and within the European Union to achieve
that employers recognize the benefits of the employment of disabled
people and its social importance
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6 Our mission (+) to build a society in which everybody can
live and work in a harmonious environment, adequate to his/her
human dignity the basis of which is the creative human being and
its communities and the free will of people which grants secure
standard of living and equal access which provides prosperity to
the next generations, the protection of the living and inert
environment as well as the values of the past
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7 In order to reach our goals we are building a national
network we perform methodological developments represent the
interests of our member associations and provide services to
them
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8 Our primal core objective is to extend the workplace
integration of our target group of people with disabilites
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Other core objective of the Association To raise employment
rate of disabled people through development of labour market
services on the territory of Hungary, the neighbouring countries
and the European Union furthermore to reach that make employers
recognise the advantages and social importance of the employment of
disabled people.
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10 Actors who are involved in the integration of the target
group Labour Market Service Providers (mission determined in the
interest of the target group integration) The Government (to
promote commitment to improve the standard of the target group
employment) The Employee (to achieve life purposes, to ensure
decent living conditions) The Employer (to provide economical
labour force, in accordance with their job competency
expectations)
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11 Possible disadvantages of employing people with disabilites
according to certain employers Efficiency problems may arise They
require more serious attention fear from plant accidents Additional
costs may arise e.g. elimination of obstacles Organizational
problems may arise e.g. part-time employment Additional obligations
emerge e.g. accreditation
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12 Concrete goals of our labour market services To prepare the
target group to be in conformity with the expectations of the
employers To convey economical and suitable labour force easily
available to employers To form the general view with the purpose of
a wider social integration of the group To make an active influence
on the legal circumstances of employment, at the same time, to
coordinate the interests of the target group, the service providers
and the employers
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13 Tasks of our labour market service providers Keeping
contacts, providing information Assessment, preparing individual
improvement plans Preparation to the employment Organizing test
periods of work Conveying jobs Preparation at the workplace
Follow-up activity
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14 The services we provide to employers Analysis of job
competencies, assessing job competency needs Counselling on how to
eliminate obstacles, ergonomic counselling Providing assistance in
the preparation of the equal opportunity plan Providing assistance
in the accomplishment of the accreditation process Legal
counselling Organization of test periods of work at the employer
Conveying labour force to employers Providing assistance in fitting
the work process and work equipments to individual capabilities
Service of employee transportation
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15 Lobby to promote better employment conditions To qualify
certain products as protected, to create protected jobs and
workshops Costs of wages, by decreasing social security taxes
Compensation of employment costs Partial or complete assumption of
sick-allowance Supporting the elimination of obstacles at work
places Compensation of the costs of access to the labour market
services
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16 Changing views with respect to each actor of the process It
is possible by breaking down all social prejudices concerning
people with disabilities by giving up stereotype role-expectations
by strengthening varicolored society policies by establishing and
spreading flexecurity
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17 Our Public Benefit Activities Scientific activity and
research Promotion and support of social equal opportunities and
social integration of disadvantaged groups Promoting the training
of people with disadvantages on the labour market including labour
exchange and related services Promoting Euroatlantic integration
Providing information, organizing cultural activites Protection of
human and citizen rights Consumer protection Our Association
ensures its services provided as a public benefit activity to all
of its members and partners.
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18 We accomplish our activities by ensuring the quality of our
services, by taking efficiency into consideration, based on the
principle of partnership. Our medium-term task is to extend the
network of our service providers to establish the sustainability of
providing labour market services
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19 Our Association keeps contact with domestic and
international Labour Market Service Providers and intends to
cooperate, as far as possible, in their projects accomplishes its
work according to a quality management system, employs methods,
philosophies and know-hows which are the good practices of foreign
partners makes efforts to strengthen cooperation, to establish
partnerships with similar Associations of Labour Market Service
Providers operating within the European Union
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20 Thank you for your attention. WORKCHANCE Association of
Labour Market Service Providers Budapest/Hungary Zoltn Bodnr dr.
www.equalitywork.org Email: [email protected]