Disability Accommodation in Nonstandard and Precarious Employment Arrangements

This study, based on data from a large nationally representative sample of Canadian workers with disabilities, examines the relationship between employment arrangements and the accommodation of disability in the workplace. We address whether workers with disabilities in nonstandard arrangements are...

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Published in:Work and occupations 2013-05, Vol.40 (2), p.174-205
Main Authors: Shuey, Kim M., Jovic, Emily
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accommodation
Canada
Disabilities
Disability
Employment
Employment policies
Labor law
Labor Market
Labour market
Legislation
Low income
Markets
Multivariate analysis
Occupation
Physically Handicapped
Positioning
Protection
Risk
Sociology
Sociology of disability
Sociology of health and medicine
Sociology of work
Sociology of work and sociology of organizations
Studies
Work organization. Working relations
Work place
Workers
Workers with disabilities
Workplaces
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Summary:This study, based on data from a large nationally representative sample of Canadian workers with disabilities, examines the relationship between employment arrangements and the accommodation of disability in the workplace. We address whether workers with disabilities in nonstandard arrangements are more likely to have unmet accommodation needs and if other key dimensions of precarious employment mediate the relationship between nonstandard work and accommodation. Results from multivariate models suggest that despite disability legislation, practices of workplace disability accommodation parallel the unequal distribution of other labor market protections, with workers in more precarious arrangements (i.e. those in nonpermanent, low-wage, and nonunion jobs) at greater risk of having unmet needs.
ISSN:0730-8884
1552-8464
DOI:10.1177/0730888413481030