There are companies that claim to meet the target of 6% of disabled employees, such as Michelin, Carrefour or Teleperformance. But out of the 30 CAC 40 companies that agreed to communicate their figures, a majority did not reach the target. For example: Bouygues: 2.9%. Vivendi 2.2%. Or even Publicis: 1.7%. Among these companies, only Vivendi explained to us the reason for this situation, the company evokes: “The scarcity of disabled people meeting our needs in terms of initial training (…) Disabled people being half as likely to have a Bac + 2 or a managerial level compared to the whole of the French population ”.
Anne Dulery, does not see on the left side after a stroke a few years ago. She has been looking for a job, for two years as a sales assistant. On her CV she specified her disability. The employers’ response is often the same: “Your profile was not selected”, “It annoys me, it makes me feel guilty, in the sense that I had an accident that happens to everyone”, “Disabled is being good at staying at home, doing nothing. It makes me feel disgusted”, deplores Anne Dulery.
In France, people with disabilities have an unemployment rate that is twice as high as the rest of the population. Private companies that do not respect the 6% law must pay a financial contribution to Agefip, an organization which helps the professional integration of the disabled. 520 million euros were paid last year. According to its director, it is not a question of profile but of prejudices which remain according to him. “Hiring a person with a disability means first of all hiring skills”, estimates Didier Eyssartier, director of AGEFIP.
Finally, theŒhe from 8 pm did his introspection. At France Télévisions, the hiring rate for people with disabilities reached 7.5% in 2020.