News item | 06-07-2023 | 7:15 pm
Since 2013, a total of 81,117 additional jobs have been created for people with an occupational disability. That is good news, because it is important to help more and more people, with and without disabilities, find a job with a regular employer. Minister Carola Schouten (Poverty Policy, Participation and Pensions) explains the latest figures on the jobs agreement in a letter to Parliament.
Employers in both the market and government sectors agreed in 2013 to create extra jobs for people with an occupational disability every year. This is the Job Agreement. By the end of 2025, the counter must be at 125,000 extra jobs; 100,000 more jobs with market employers and 25,000 more jobs with government employers.
With 71,113 additional jobs, market employers have achieved the target of 70,000 additional jobs in 2022. In the letter to Parliament about the figures, Minister Schouten compliments the regular employers for their efforts. “I am pleased that annual growth has picked up considerably again, after a decline in recent years. I will discuss with market employers how we can continue this acceleration and how we can improve awareness of the jobs agreement and the associated support.”
Additional measures
Government employers created 10,004 additional jobs. This means that the target of creating 22,500 additional jobs by 2022 has not been achieved. Minister Schouten calls this not only disappointing, but also worrying. Minister Hanke Bruins Slot (Internal Affairs) is currently working on further detailing previously announced measures for the national government to increase the numbers. In the autumn, she will inform you about this elaboration and the first effects.