In response, Mr Zaqy said that the resident employment rate for PWDs aged 15 to 39 years old was 27.6 per cent. For those aged between 40 and 49 years old, the resident employment rate was 37.8 per cent.
In a supplementary question, Mr Chong called for an explanation for the figures published by newspaper The Straits Times in February, which reported that"just 5 in 100 people here disabilities have jobs”.The incorrect data was derived by ST using different sources of publicly available data," the minister said.
READ: ‘Why take on the extra burden?’: Parents with disabilities tackle misconceptions about raising their own familiesMember of Parliament Intan Azura Mokhtar also raised another question on the effectiveness of government schemes in helping companies or employers hire PWDs.In response, Mr Zaqy said that MOM in 2012 extended SEC to employers that hire Singaporeans with disabilities of all ages earning up to S$4,000 a month.
Employers and PwDs can tap on the employment support services and programmes under the Adapt and Grow initiative, and this includes the ODP and Career Trial, Mr Zaqy said. "To address these concerns, Career Trial provides an opportunity for jobseekers and employers to try out each other and assess job fit through a trial. During the trial, which can be up to three months, jobseekers receive a training allowance from the Government."
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