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Attitudes towards disabled staff and the effect of the National Minimum wage: a Delphi survey of employers and disability employment advisors
- Authors:
- SCHNEIDER Justine, DUTTON Jillian
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 17(3), May 2002, pp.283-306.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Reports on a Delphi study on a drawing on the expertise of a national sample of 100 employers of disabled people, and a similar number of Disability Employment Advisors (DEAs). It presents their existing attitudes towards disabled employees before analysing the effect of the NMW on these views. Differences between employers and DEAs were found in relation to the perceived costs and obstacles to employers of taking or retaining disabled staff, the problems presented by specific disabilities and the motivation shown by disabled staff. There was general agreement that the NMW has benefited disabled people by making low paid jobs better paid. Some disabled employees appear to have been adversely affected by the interaction of the interaction of the NMW with the Supported Placement Scheme (SPS, now Workstep) and the benefits system. Concludes that understanding employers' perspectives may facilitate the promotion of work opportunities for disabled people.
Occupational outcomes: from evidence to implementation
- Authors:
- SCHNEIDER Justine, HEYMAN Anna, TURTON Neil
- Publisher:
- University of Durham. Centre for Applied Social Studies
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 67p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Durham
This report outlines the methods used, and the rationale that informed the collection and sifting of evidence. The authors discuss the theoretical context for the paper, and the policy considerations that underpin the exercise, paying particular attention to social exclusion of people with mental health problems. This is followed by a discussion of the problems in extrapolating research findings from one context to another. Models of occupational interventions are then described, and their similarities and differences explored, together with what we call ‘delivery modes’, to ensure that the terms used in the paper are clear. Appendix 4 is devoted to investigating the impact on work incentives of the current benefits system in the UK, as compared to the USA, where most evidence comes from. The authors then assemble the evidence on what works, what is promising, and where further evidence is needed in relation to several themes. First, Predictors of Occupational Outcomes, relates to all three models of intervention. Then, there is a section devoted to each of these in turn: Sheltered Employment; Supported Education and Training; and Supported Employment. A section on Costs Evaluations again spans the three main models, and a further section explores the potential contribution of learning disability research to the theme of this paper. Each section is followed by a list of conclusions drawn from it.