Jobs for people with disabilities. Issues and the development prospects in the digitalization economy

Abstract

Today, the creation of jobs for people with disabilities is an urgent topic. The issue stems from the fact that companies do not have an incentive to hire such workers. That is caused by the fact that Russia does not have an effective economic policy for the employment of citizens with disabilities. As a result, the country loses part of the labor force and slows down economic growth. At the same time, the state does not provide an appropriate social support system for disabled people, without providing them with the opportunity to move from the passive role of a recipient of benefits to an active and full-fledged life. Among other things, it is worth paying attention to the social aspect of the mentioned challenge. Unfortunately, in Russia, people with disabilities are discriminated against by the whole society, including employers. That is due to the shortcomings of state laws and the lack of coverage of the topic.
Paying attention to that issue, the state plans to develop the labor market and increase the number of working people with disabilities from 13% of all employed to 50% or more. To solve the task, it is necessary to improve the state laws regulating the situation. In addition, there is a prospect of rapid development in employment of people with disabilities. As a result of the last pandemic, there has been a change in the labor market – the supply of vacancies on a remote basis has increased. With the help of a remote type of work, it will become more accessible to develop an employment environment for citizens with disabilities. However, the implementation of such a plan requires the participation of the state.