Optional right to occupational rehabilitation

Trg dela je v zahtevnih gospodarskih razmerah neizprosen do vseh, izjema niso niti invalidi. Ker invalidne osebe trpijo omejitve in pomanjkanje sposobnosti pri izvajanju določenih delovnih aktivnosti, ki so povsem normalne za zdravega človeka, jim je potrebno na primerne načine zagotoviti vključevanje v delovno okolje. V Sloveniji se osebam na osnovi ustreznega zakona prizna status invalida s pravnomočno odločbo pristojnega organa. Kljub priznanju invalidnosti pa je potrebno zavarovancu omogočiti dostop do dela in ustrezne zaposlitve. S to problematiko se ukvarja Zavod za pokojninsko in invalidsko zavarovanje (ZPIZ) in Zavod Republike Slovenije za zaposlovanje (ZRSZ), ki jo rešujeta z izvajanjem poklicne oziroma zaposlitvene rehabilitacije. Tema diplomskega dela je poklicna rehabilitacija kot temeljna izbirna pravica delovnega invalida iz naslova invalidskega zavarovanja s pomočjo katere se zavarovanec ustrezno zaposli oziroma ponovno vključi v delovno okolje. Ponovna vključitev v primerno delovno okolje pomeni za invalida priznanje in izenačenje pravic z ostalim delovno aktivnim prebivalstvom ter odpravo diskriminacije s katero se venomer sooča. Kljub možnostim, ki jo poklicna rehabilitacija ponuja pa se ugotavlja, da je še vedno nezadostno izkoriščena, zato smo to preverjali v empiričnem delu s pomočjo statističnih analiz podatkov, ki smo jih pridobili iz evidenc ZPIZ in javno razpoložljivih statističnih evidenc. Na osnovi podatkov smo analizirali trajanje postopka priznanja pravice, napovedali prihodnji trend in ugotavljali vpliv demografskih podatkov. S preverjanjem postavljenih hipotez smo ugotovili, da so bili časi trajanja postopkov uveljavljanja izbirne pravice v zadnjem obravnavanem letu krajši kot v predhodnem letu, medtem ko je trend koriščenja pravice v rahlem porastu. Ugotovili smo tudi, da obstajajo znatne demografske razlike med rehabilitanti. Rešitev vidimo v primernejših predstavitvenih programih in boljšem informiranju zavarovancev, kar bi dodatno povečalo zanimanje za poklicno rehabilitacijo.In currently demanding economic circumstances the labour market is tough for everyone and the disabled are no exception. The disabled persons are subject to limitations and lack of capacities in carrying out certain jobs that are quite normal for a healthy person. This is the reason why they need to get proper assistance in getting included in a work environment. In Slovenia, the disabled persons are granted a status of a disabled person pursuant to the relevant law by a legally binding decision issued by a competent authority. Nevertheless an insured person needs to be given an opportunity to work and to get adequate employment. The Pension and Disability Insurance Institute of Slovenia (ZPIZ) and the Employment Service of Slovenia (ZRSZ) are occupied with this topic and solve it through occupational and employment rehabilitation. The subject of my diploma thesis is occupational rehabilitation as a fundamental right of a disabled person pertaining to disability insurance, due to which an insured person can get adequate employment and get re-included in work environment. The disabled person considers his re-inclusion to adequate work environment as being given recognition and equal rights as the remaining working population and no longer being discriminated. And yet, despite the opportunities brought about by occupational rehabilitation it is found that it remains underexploited. We tried to verify this finding empirically by statistically analysing data obtained from the records of the ZPIZ and from publicly available statistical records. Based on the data we analysed how long a procedure for granting a disability right takes, we predicted a future tendency and assessed the influence of demographic data. Through verification of the set hypotheses it was established that the duration times of the procedures for enforcing a right in the past year under investigation were shorter compared to the year before, while the tendency of benefiting from rights was on a slight increase. It was further found there exist considerable demographic differences among rehabilitants. A solution is to be searched in more adequate presentation programmes and in better information provided to the insured persons which would contribute to an increased interest for occupational rehabilitation