Examines the impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on wages and benefits, hours of work, separation, unemployment and job search, and State vs. federal legislation.
Topics covered include changes in the nature of work, rising health care expenditures, changing disability population, the American with Disabilities Act, social security disability insurance.
Reviews the US Social Security disability programme, with a view to determining whether rehabilitation and work could be incorporated in the income programme without greatly expanding costs or weakening the right to benefit for disabled persons.
This collection examines less frequently anaylzed aspects of employment for persons with disabilities, offering a variety of approaches to the conceptualization of work, and how it differs across cultures, organizations, and types of disability.
Recoge: 1.Cases by member States - 2.Introduction by the social partners - 3.Awareness-raising - 4.Recruitment - 5.Job retention - 6.Training - 7.Legislation in the member States - Glossary.
Developing better employment and management practices for a diverse workplace is quickly becoming a major concern amongst most modern organisations; however, a lack of research into good practices has a limiting effect. Dealing specifically with disabilities, this pioneering work is based on international research spanning several European countries to demonstrate best practice. Aiming to fill a gap in knowledge, the authors offer interdisciplinary insights into managing diversity in the workplace, taking into account various social and cultural contexts. Providing analysis and recommendations for adapting organisational practices to different workplace settings, this Palgrave Pivot is a vital read for scholars of HRM and diversity management, as well as policy-makers and practitioners.
Disabled workers, social cost, social policy, USA - rights of the disabled, employment quota, disability benefits, vocational rehabilitation programmes, sheltered employment. References, statistical tables.