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Overview The Netherlands

Overview The Netherlands. VSZOSZ conference June 22 2011 Budapest Leo Kooyman NL. 1)The Netherlands basic info. Inhabitants : 16 million Unemployment rate : 4,5% National minimum wage : 1416€ / month

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Overview The Netherlands

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  1. OverviewThe Netherlands VSZOSZ conference June 22 2011 Budapest Leo Kooyman NL

  2. 1)The Netherlandsbasic info • Inhabitants : 16 million • Unemploymentrate : 4,5% • National minimum wage: 1416€ / month • National assistance : 656 / 1313 month (fam) • Special act shelteredemployment 100.000 pwd • Municipalities are obliged to take care of: - sheltered / supportedemployment (wsw) - nationalassistancebenefits (wwb ) - provisionsforp.w.d. / home / care/ transport • Municipalities are the shareholders of the companies KOOYMAN AdvieSWerk

  3. 2)The Netherlandssheltered & supported act ( wsw ) • Targetgroup: disadvantagep.w.dforregularlabourmarket, withstillcapacities >15% • Selectioncommittee • 100.000 employed 20.000 at waiting list • 95 executiveorganizations • 40% inside workshops, 30 % facilitary services, 30% in secundment and subsidised jobs • Wages= normal. No relationwithproductivity • Average wage: 125 % of the Nat. Min. Wage • 30% physically -, 30% mentally-, 40 % psychicallydisabled • Average subsidy 70% of the totalcost ( wages) • Fulltime job = 36 h/w 25.ooo p/pwd KOOYMAN AdvieSWerk

  4. 3) The Netherlandscompanies • Doing more thanonlyWsw 100.000 wsw, 25.000 training and preparation (temporary) • Staff 1:10 • Cooperationswithregularcompanies • Joint ventures • Wellequiped, modern, professional staff, compatative, enterprenurial

  5. 4) Developments • Starts in 1969, declaration system • Restyled 1989 budgetsystem, targets • Restyled 1998 2 balancedlegislations a) shelteredempl b) long unemployed • Restyled 2005 Pressingontransistions and supportedemployment • No quota system • “ no risk” arrangement foremployers ( p.w.d)

  6. 4) Discrepantion • 100.000 +20.000 WSwwaiting list ( 125% wage) • 50.000 / 100.000 youngdisabledjobseekers ( max 70-85 % income) • 100.000 in Nat assistance program( WWB) ( 80%)

  7. 5)Ideas • New goverment, financialproblems • Create a newapproach: “workdueyourcapacity” in regularwork for all people at the lower part of the labourmarket, butfor the realpwd a separetelaw • Combination of incomebased at productivity and incomefrom nat assistence ( max 100%)

  8. 6)Debate • Municipalities want to have onegenerallaw • Do notchange the model and cut the subsidy • Extra budget fortranformation ( 400mln ?) • Respect the rights of the oldpopulation • How to convincedemployers • NL , noquoata system, nonondiscrimination

  9. 7)Principlequestions • Is a jobseekerwith a disabilityequal to a long time unemployedperson • Ifyouchangesystemshow to deal withrightsand lifelong garanties • Are employerslookingforpwdorforcheaplabour ( Poland, Romania) • Enterprises want to have the possibilities: a) secundmentagainstownemployment b) to place orders/ contracts c) to beservedbyspecialised providers

  10. 8) UN conventionpwd • Equalrights • Normalincome • Employersrights / tradeunions • Development of skills / training • Doingnormalwork / products/services

  11. The end • Q & A • Thankyouforyourattention

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