Inclusion needs opportunities: How companies create jobs for everyone!

Inclusion needs opportunities: How companies create jobs for everyone!

Neumünster, Deutschland - The integration company Team Styria has been committed to giving people with disabilities a real chance on the job market. Managing Director Andreas Schröck emphasizes that of the 450 employees are around 75 percent people with disabilities. The aim of the company is to integrate these people into the first labor market according to their strengths. "We are not a project for alms, but an economic company that produces high -quality products," explains Schröck and emphasizes that all employees are paid according to the collective agreement. In addition, care is taken to reduce barriers in the work environment in order to give every employee a fair opportunity, as well as The employment agency reports .

inclusion - a pioneering example

However, reality for many people with disabilities remains challenging. In Germany, only about half of around 10.4 million people with disabilities are employed. The unemployment rate in this group is alarming, which increases the need to sensitize employers to the requirements of inclusion. The Dariean Bahr case, which received support from his company Dachser and the employment agency after a spinal cord infarction, shows how successful integration can work. After his rehabilitation, Bahr returned to an office job adapted to his needs. The cooperation between employers and consulting services was crucial to implement the necessary adjustments and to reduce the fear of prejudice.

Marion Winger from the employment agency states that many employers have reservations about people with disabilities, often due to ignorance of their skills. However, it is important to reduce barriers through education and individual support in order to use the valuable potential of these workers. "Together we have to ensure that inclusion does not have an empty word," Winger appeals. The legal requirements that the employees of people with disabilities prescribe also reaffirm the urgency to proactively address this topic in order to create an inclusive world of work for everyone.