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Act of 16 May 1986 laying down rules concerning the promotion of the participation of handicapped persons in the labour process (Employment for Handicapped Workers Act), as amended to 26 February 1992.

Main Region

First Region

Netherlands
Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services; Disabled workers
1992-02-26
National
Law, Act

Second Region

Calls for reasonable efforts to be made by employers, employers' and employees' organizations to promote equal opportunity for handicapped workers. Part I contains definitions and Part II governs placement (possibility to impose by Order of council a quota obligation with respect to the number of handicapped persons to be employed; fines for the employer not fulfilling his quota and subsidies to the one employing more handicapped workers than imposed by quota). Part III lays down measures to be taken to adapt workplaces to the needs of the disabled. Part IV deals with remuneration and Part V with financial consequences for the employers. Part VI concerns supervision and reporting and Part VII provides for penalties.

Entry dates region

    Date of entry into force
    1986-05-16
    Date of original text

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Monograph region

    Monograph title
    Arbeidswetgeving
    Author
    Bakels
    Publisher
    Kluwer
    Place of publication
    Deventer
    Country
    Netherlands
    Date
    1992
    Edition
    11th edition
    Page range
    pp. 248-253