Hiring people with disabilities
As an Authorized Protected Unit we employ people with disabilities ourselves and recruit them for clients, with accessible processes and an understanding of the legal framework companies with 50+ employees work in.
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Teams that look like the market they serve
Inclusion is part of how we recruit, not a separate service. We employ people with disabilities, we widen the reach of every search, and we measure diversity against the market. For companies with 50 or more employees in Romania, it also counts toward the disability-employment obligation.
UPAAuthorized Protected Unit under Law 448/2006
50+employees: the threshold where the obligation applies
4%of staff, the legal quota
Up to 50%of the contribution can go to UPA services
Inclusive hiring
Three things we do
Gender-balanced tech teams
Mandates where clients want shortlists that reflect the full talent pool, including the women engineers and leaders who are under-approached in the market. We map them, we reach them, and we track the balance of every shortlist.
DEI benchmarking
Our DEI Benchmark Report measures workforce composition, pay equity, promotion and retention against industry peers, so you know where you stand before you set targets.
UPA
Recruitment that counts toward your disability-employment obligation
Brainspotting is a UPA (Unitate Protejată Autorizată), an Authorized Protected Unit under Romanian Law 448/2006. If your company has 50 or more employees in Romania, you must employ people with disabilities for at least 4% of your staff or pay a monthly contribution to the state budget. Up to half of that contribution can go to services bought from a UPA instead. Our Advanced and Executive recruitment engagements and all our talent intelligence reports qualify.
Worked example
A company with 100 employees in Romania and no employees with disabilities must fill four positions. It owes four times the minimum gross salary every month. Up to half of that can go toward Brainspotting recruitment or reports instead of the state budget.
How it works
- Check your eligibility: 50 or more employees in Romania.
- Choose an Advanced or Executive engagement, or a talent intelligence report.
- We sign a partnership agreement.
- You receive the documents needed for the deduction: contract, invoice and a copy of our UPA authorization.
FAQ
Questions we get asked
What is a UPA and why does it matter to us?
A UPA (Unitate Protejată Autorizată) is an Authorized Protected Unit under Romanian Law 448/2006, an organization authorized because it employs people with disabilities as a significant share of its team. If your company has 50 or more employees in Romania, you must employ people with disabilities for at least 4% of your staff or pay a monthly contribution to the state budget. Up to half of that contribution can go to services bought from a UPA instead.
Which Brainspotting services qualify?
Advanced and Executive recruitment engagements, and all our talent intelligence reports. We sign a partnership agreement and issue the documentation you need for the deduction.
Is this a workaround?
No. It's how the law is designed to work: the money goes to an organization that employs people with disabilities, instead of into a general fund.
Do you recruit people with disabilities for clients?
Yes. We employ people with disabilities ourselves and recruit them for clients, with accessible processes and realistic role design. We can also advise on how a role or a team can be adapted.
Can you help us build more gender-balanced tech teams?
Yes. We run mandates where clients want shortlists that reflect the full talent pool, including women engineers and leaders who are under-approached in the market. We map them, reach them and track the balance of every shortlist we present. The bar stays the same; the reach gets wider.
How do we know how diverse we are compared with peers?
Our DEI Benchmark Report measures workforce composition, leadership representation, pay equity, promotion and retention rates, inclusion metrics and governance against industry peers, based on questionnaires and interviews with 100+ companies.
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