The Employment Obligation for Disabled Workers (OETH) imposes on any employer with cash at least 20 employees to employ workers with disabilities up to 6% of total employees.

This scheme aims to promote the integration of disabled workers into employment.

Persons concerned by the obligation to work called beneficiaries of the employment obligation for disabled workers (BOETH) are those in one of the following situations :

• To be recognized as a disabled worker (RQTH) by the Commission on the Rights for the Autonomy of Persons with Disabilities (CDAPH)
• Be a beneficiary of the mobility inclusion card (CMI) disability mention
• Be a beneficiary of the Disabled Adult Allowance (DAA)
• Have been the victim of an occupational disease or illness that has resulted in a permanent disability of at least 10% and receive an annuity
• Be a beneficiary of a invalidity pension provided that the disability reduces his work or earning capacity by at least 2/3
• Have occupied a reserved employment (military, ...) and receive an invalidity pension
• Have been volunteer firefighter and benefit from an invalidity allowance or annuity awarded because of an accident or illness that occurred in service.

Recognition as a BOETH gives rise to several measures to promote professional integration.

These measures include:

• Easier access to employment (priority hiring in certain sectors, financial aid for the employer, adjusted contracts or specific measures such as Adapted companies or the establishments and services supporting work-Ésat)
• Workstation layout (equipment, adapted schedules, accessibility, ...)
• Personalized support (individualized follow-up, adapted training, ...).
• Enhanced protection against any form of discrimination related to disability (hiring, dismissal, ...).

The OETH shall apply to all forms of contract (Permanent, fixed-term, temporary, internship or period of work placement), whether full-time or part-time.

The worker is counted at pro rata of his working time.

The threshold of 20 employees is measured in full-time equivalent (FTE) on average over the year for each company.

In multi-establishment companies, the OETH is applicable at the company level.

Moreover, all companiesregardless of their size (including those with fewer than 20 employees), must  declare the number of jobs held by disabled workers. But only the companies with at least 20 employees are subject to the OETH and shall be penalized if this objective is not achieved.

The companies at least 20 employees must pay a annual financial contribution if their employment rate as a disabled worker is less than 6%.

The employer pays the annual financial contribution for each BOETH that should have been employed.

A simulator is used to calculate the amount of this contribution:

Estimate the amount of the OETH contribution