Understanding changing disability-related employment gaps in Britain 1998-2011

Jones, Melanie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0535-8090 and Wass, Victoria Jane ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0718-7651 2013. Understanding changing disability-related employment gaps in Britain 1998-2011. Work Employment and Society 27 (6) , pp. 982-1003. 10.1177/0950017013475372

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Abstract

A large and enduring employment gap attaches to impairment and disability. Nevertheless, disability remains a neglected area of research in both labour economics and sociology of work when compared to other protected groups. The government has looked to health professionals (Dame Carol Black, and Sir Michael Marmot), rather than to social scientists, for policy advice, including in relation to the workplace. The Black Review charts an improvement in employment prospects for those reporting disability (1998–2007), a reversal of a prior trend. The purpose of this study is to uncover and disentangle the drivers of employment growth for those reporting disability. The effects of changes in group characteristics, some of which may be linked to an increase in the rate of ill health reporting, are considered; and also the effects of changes in the employment structure towards flexible working, the public sector and non-manual jobs. The analysis extends to 2011 to capture the effects of the recession.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Black Review; disability; employment disadvantage; employment gap; impairment
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
ISSN:	0950-0170
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	29 November 2016
Last Modified:	06 Nov 2023 23:41
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/40252

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