Hiring persons with disabilities: Quota won't work, says MSF

Having employment quotas would not work as firms could just offer menial or low-paying jobs to meet the quota, "without gainfully employing persons with disabilities to the best of their abilities", said a spokesman for the Ministry of Social and Fam
Having employment quotas would not work as firms could just offer menial or low-paying jobs to meet the quota, "without gainfully employing persons with disabilities to the best of their abilities", said a spokesman for the Ministry of Social and Family Development.ST FILE PHOTO
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    Feb 11, 2019, 5:00 am SGT
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An employment quota to get more people with disabilities into the workforce will not work in Singapore, says the Government.

Such a system would introduce labour market inflexibility and invite competing calls for quotas for other segments of the workforce, such as for ethnic minorities, said a spokesman for the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF).

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on February 11, 2019, with the headline 'Hiring persons with disabilities: Quota won't work, says MSF'. Subscribe
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