New requirements for the inclusion of workers with disabilities in the workforce
September 23, 2022 · 1 min read
El próximo November 1, 2022, Law No. 21,275 , which requires companies with 100 or more employees to adopt new measures to facilitate the inclusion of workers with disabilities in the labor market..
A) Expert worker: at least one worker who performs functions related to human resources must have specific knowledge in matters that promote the labor inclusion of people with disabilities..
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- For these purposes, the worker must have a certification granted by the National Service for the Certification of Labor Competencies (ChileValora).
- In the cases of business groups, the Labor Directorate, through ruling N°1583/33 of September 2022, specified that “it will correspond to each company with one hundred or more workers, regardless of the number of subsidiaries of the parent company […]”
B) Promote inclusion policies within the company: this measure must be reported annually in the communication to the Labor Directorate in January of each year. This obligation will be enforceable as of January 2023.
C) Elaborar y ejecutar anualmente programas de annual training programs for personnel in order to provide tools for effective labor inclusion.
D) Work activities (inside or outside the workday) must normas sobre igualdad de oportunidades e inclusión consider equal opportunity and inclusion standards of Law No. 20.422
