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Institutions

From its inception in 1987, EHLABE has acquired extensive experience with public institutions. Given the excellent results obtained over the years due to the integral focus used when addressing the problem of employment for the disabled, EHLABE has a lot of experience when it comes to give advice for their hiring.

EHLABE’s entities offer consultancy services to public institutions in the proposal of work posts for the disabled, work adaptations and budgetary reserves for the hiring of Special Employment Centres.

With that in mind, during 2009 a research project is being carried out, aimed to the identification of market opportunities for special employment centres via the application of the "LCSP" law. Law 30/2007 of Public Sector Hirings or “LCSP”, dated October 30, provides public sector entities a number of tools to incorporate social criteria in the awarding of contracts.

It is applicable to all entities within the public sector: Central State Administration, Basque Autonomous Administration, Regional Governments, District Councils, Municipalities, Public Institutes, Autonomous Organisms and Public Societies.

One of the main novelties in the social field is the one mentioned in the seventh additional provision of the Act, which entitles public sector organisms to set up a "reserve" as a mechanism of affirmative action with the objective that the contract awarding can be made in favour of the Special Employment Centres (CEE), so as to contribute with the creation of jobs for the disabled.

Likewise, through RESOLUTION 6/2008, dated June 2, the Governing Council adopted an agreement “about the incorporation of social, environmental and other public policies criteria in the hiring processes performed by the Autonomous Community Administration and its public sector." By virtue of such agreement the entities that depend on the Administration of the Basque Autonomous Community are required to annually reserve a certain number of contracts for the CEE when allotting global and sectorial resources, so as to create an instrument against social exclusion and to incorporate disabled people to the work market.

The legislation section can be consulted for more information.