ZATRUDNIENIE CHRONIONE – OCENA FUNKCJONOWANIA SYSTEMU W WARUNKACH RYNKU PRACY W POLSCE
THE SHELTERED EMPLOYMENT – EVALUATION OF THE SYSTEM IN TERMS OF THE LABOR MARKET IN POLAND

Author(s): Marcin Garbat
Subject(s): Economy, National Economy, Public Finances, Human Resources in Economy
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Ekonomiczne w Zielonej Górze
Keywords: people with disabilities; sheltered employment; market place
Summary/Abstract: Disability should be considered not only in social categories, but also in economic categories, both in the individual as ell as public dimension. These costs will always constitute a significant position in the central budget and individuals budgets of the public finance. It is in a main measure caused by very nature of disability, which generates additional costs. Without appropriate support persons with disabilities won't manage on the labor market, and employers won't be interested in employing such employees. Economic analysis of incurred costs in the system allows get to know with appearing facts and phenomena as well as to establish causes of these occurrences and facts, particularly low professional activity of persons with disabilities. Moreover, based on costs, peculiarly when we compare them with effects, it is possible to conduct a preliminary assessment of the system. In present analysis the costs evaluation incurred by PFRON (National Fund for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities), ZUS (Social Insurance Institution), KRUS (Agricultural Social Insurance Fund) and NFZ (National Health Fund) was conducted. As PFRON costs it is possible to treat as direct costs, the more incurred costs for rehabilitation by ZUS, KRUS and NFZ as indirect costs, which don't affect the employment rate directly, however too “beneficial” social benefits can impair the occupational activity, and hence indirectly affect the professional activity rate. Presented statistics gives also an insight into the policy granting certain assistance forms, allows assess their size and activities of very beneficiaries (aid recipients). Shows clear preferences in granting individual assistance forms. However, it is necessary to remember that costs balance and benefits from the professional activation of persons with disabilities most often assumes a positive value. Simply, person with disability is “cheaper” from unemployed annuitant, because pays income taxes from his wages, buys more products, therefore pays higher VAT, pays rent for the apartment and what’s more important participates in the social life.

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