A Study on the Performance Factors and Improvements of the Minimum Wage Exclusion System for Persons with Disabilities in Social Enterprises for People with Disabilities

This study aims to identify the performance factors and improvement measures of the minimum wage exclution system for people with disabilities working in social enterprises for people with disabilities after the introduction of work ability evaluation for exemption from minimum wage application, and ultimately provide directions for improving the quality of employment and leading a humanized life for people with severe disabilities. To this end, structured questions for Delphi surveys were derived based on literature studies such as domestic and foreign laws, academic papers, and research reports, and content validity was secured through consultation with seven experts with a high understanding of vocational rehabilitation facilities for the disabled and the minimum wage exclusion system. The Delphi survey was conducted twice with a total of 30 academic and field experts related to vocational rehabilitation, and the results of the Delphi survey were analyzed using the SPSS 25.0 program and the Excel program. First, in terms of the performance factors of the minimum wage exclusion system for social enterprises for the disabled, it was found that the social responsibility factor, identity factor, image factor, and wage level management factor contributed to the performance of the business owners, while the psychological factor, social factor, personal factor, stigma reduction factor, employment opportunity factor, social participation factor, and working condition discrimination factor contributed to the performance of the disabled. Second, measures to improve the minimum wage exclusion system for the disabled in vocational rehabilitation facilities need to be improved in terms of minimum wage preservation factors, social security-linked factors, purchasing power factors, job security factors, job security factors, evaluation update cycle factors, evaluation tool factors, evaluation result analysis factors, evaluation result analysis factors, evaluation results application factors, institutional discrimination resolution factors, delivery system adequacy factors, regulations appropriateness factors, supplementary system construction factors, conditional welfare factors, introduction of vocational rehabilitation facility certification systems, market support factors, and solidarity economic factors.