A barometer to lift the taboo of disability in the company

On a voluntary basis, companies can publish on the site www.lesentreprises-sengage.gouv.fr raw data on a few key indicators.

Thales, Engie, Accor, Siemens, TotalEnergies have already provided indicators in this barometer, as have mid-sized companies such as Septodont or Sterimed, or public players such as the city of Nice.

These data are based on six themes: the rate of disabled people employed in the company, staff awareness and disability policy, inclusive recruitment, job retention of disabled employees, inclusive purchases (made in the sectors where people with disabilities work) and digital accessibility.

One of the objectives is to help people with disabilities to target companies that are kind to them and encourage them to raise the subject without taboos with the recruiter.

While France has 12 million people with disabilities and 80% of disabilities are invisible (cognitive, sensory, chronic disabling illnesses, mental illnesses, etc.), a large number of employees do not dare to share their disability.

"By making it known that they are open and committed to the subject, companies will allow talented people with disabilities to knock on their door and free their voices during recruitment, which will allow them to obtain the necessary adaptations to facilitate their professional daily life", explained to AFP Sophie Cluzel, Secretary of State for People with Disabilities.

"On the one hand there are people who do not declare themselves because they think it is a brake on their career, on the other employers who say + I cannot find people with disabilities who declare themselves “, she explains.

The unemployment rate for people with disabilities has fallen in five years from 19 to 14%, indicates the Secretary of State, who notes that there is a "shortage of recruitment on many job offers, and that people with disabilities are a real breeding ground for skills".

This barometer also aims to allow companies to measure their progress each year or to compare themselves with employers in similar sectors and sizes. Employees will also be able to compare professional branches and direct their research. The employer has the option of providing a contact to submit an application.