Departement of EmploymentCity of Aarhus

Kåre Sand Isager Legal Adviser and Specialconsultant

The Youth Center - Jobcenter Aarhus

Departement of EmploymentCity of Aarhus

Agenda

1. Danish labour market model - Flexicurity2. Disability compensating schemes3. Examples of use

Morfeus Staff

Departement of EmploymentCity of Aarhus

FlexibleHiring and firing

SecurityRelatively high wellfare

ALMP/Active measures

Flexicurity

Departement of EmploymentCity of Aarhus

The flexible and incluisve labourmarket

ALMP1. Act on active employment

initiatives – normal measures2. Reduced ability to work

a) Rehabilitationb) Compensation schemesc) Flexjobd) Sparejob

Flexicurity model

Departement of EmploymentCity of Aarhus

The flexible and inclusive labourmarket - Overview

•Act on disabled people in jobs •The Act on active employment initiatives•The Act on active social policy

Workplace design and aids

Personal assistance

Privileged access to job interviews

The Icebreaker scheme

Special pedagogical support

social mentor

flexjob Sparejobs

Rehabilitation

Disability compensating schemes

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Examples of use

Project MorfeusIntegrating people with schizophrenia

on the labour market

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Project Morfeus - Flexjob

• Target group – Are under the pensionable age (65)– Have a permanent and significant reduced ability

to working – Is not receiving early retirement pension /

disability pension– As unable to obtain or retain employment under

normal conditions in the labor market

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Project Morfeus - Flexjob

• Wages and working conditions– Assesment of ability to work in the concrete job

• Full productivity in a reduced number of hours• Full time with reduced productivity• Reduced hours with reduced productivity

• Hours x productivity (%) = efficient hours

Departement of EmploymentCity of Aarhus

Project Morfeus - Flexjob

• Flex subsidy from the municipality– Max subsidy 17.0008 kr pr month– Is reduced by 30 % of income up til 13.208 Kr

• Ex : Wage 5200 kr. 17.008 kr.- ( 5200kr x 0,30)= 15.448 kr + wage=total wage

– Is also reduced by 55 % of income above 13208 kr• Ex wage 17333 kr

17008 kr. – ((13208 x 0,3)= 3962,40 kr.(17333-13208) x 0,55 = 2268,75 kr

6231,15

6231,15-17008 kr= 10776,85 kr + wage =total wage

Departement of EmploymentCity of Aarhus

Project Morfeus

OPUS offers:• Talks between the patient and doctors, psychologists etc• Medical treatment• Education in schizophrenia for the patient and family• Groups that teach social skills• Group for people who hear voices• Cooperation with municipalities Jobcenter

Departement of EmploymentCity of Aarhus

The goals

• The candidates starts an education or gets a job on normal or special conditions ( flexjob) .

• The candidates are achieving real and long lasting attachment to the labor market

• The candidates experiences an earlier, more qualified, coordinated and coherent employment assistance effort

• The candidates experience increased ability to cope with life, life quality and de-stigmatization.

Departement of EmploymentCity of Aarhus

The goals

• 50 candidates in the project in a two year period( 01.12.13 – 30.11.15)

• 60 % starts an education or gets a job

• 90 % experience an increased ability to cope with life and more insight in own resources

• 60 % experience improved quality of life ( Based on the QoL scale – questionnaire)

Departement of EmploymentCity of Aarhus

The candidates

• Positive symptoms:Negative thoughts, hear voices, anxiety, Hallucinations, delusions

• Negative symptoms:Lack of drive or initiative, emotional reaction, enthusiasm, social interaction

• Cognitive disordersMemory, overview, concentration, slow, Lack of self-awareness of the disease

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IPS• Pre-vokational training”(PVT): “Train then place”• Supported employment (SE): “Place then train”

• Evidence-based approach method in 7 steps

The key principles of Individual Placement and Support (IPS)

1. Everyone who wants it is eligible for employment support

No eligibility criteria, regardless of job readiness

Departement of EmploymentCity of Aarhus

IPS

Candidates

Positive symptoms:Negative thoughts, hear voices, anxietyHallucinations, delusionsNegative symptoms:Lack of drive or initiative, emotional reaction, enthusiasm, social interactionCognitive disordersMemory, overview, concentration, slowLack of self-awareness of the disease

2. Employment specialists and clinical teams work close together

Psykoeduaction

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IPS

3. The goal is employment on the ordinary labor market

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IPS

4. Guidance on employment law and how work will have influence on social services

5. Job outplacement is rapid and starts immediately after inclusion in the programme

6. Follow-up and support as long as needed

7. Job search is consistent with individual preferences Do you want to work, what do you want to do and what are your dreams ?

Departement of EmploymentCity of Aarhus

Results so fare

• 68 participants has enrolled in the project • 49 participants has participated in comapany

practices / interships• 6 participants has started education• 5 participants are about to start education• 12 participants are being visitated to flexjob• 1 has started flexsjob• 61 companies has been involved i company

practices / internships

Departement of EmploymentCity of Aarhus

Examples of use

Project StaffIntegrating people who are mentally disabled on

the labour market

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Staff - Sparejob

• SpareJobs is jobs with a wage subsidy for people on early retirement pension

• The special thing about sparejob is that the wage and working condtions are designed for the indvidual.

Departement of EmploymentCity of Aarhus

• The municipality pays a wage subsidy to the employer

• The wage subsidy is 26,15 kr. pr. hour for both private and public employers

• In special cases, the wage subsidy, however, constitute 45,79 kr. pr hour.

The employer pays the difference between the the subsidy and the agreed wage

Staff – Sparejob

Departement of EmploymentCity of Aarhus

Staff

Departement of EmploymentCity of Aarhus

Staff

• Everyone who wants it is eligible ( mentally disabled)

• The goal is employment on the ordinary labor market ( mostly sparejobs)

• Job outplacement is rapid and starts immediately after inclusion in the programme

• Follow-up and support as long as needed

Departement of EmploymentCity of Aarhus

Results

Companies Hired Practice Total

Coop 2 2

Dansk Supermarked 27 4 31

Ikea 7 7

Municipality 19 2 21

Others* 30 9 39

Kiwi 7 7

Rema 3 3

Hovedtotal 95 15 110

*Others: Matas, Silvan, McDonalds, Sportsmaster, Netto, Cinemaxx, Kindergardens, other smaller

companies.

Departement of EmploymentCity of Aarhus

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