Accommodation and job assignment for impaired workers:

Pearson, Jessie

Title: Accommodation and job assignment for impaired workers:
Creator: Pearson, Jessie
Date: 2015
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/143661
Identifier: vital:38271
Identifier: https://ischp.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/ischp_2015_abstract_booklet.pdf
Description: Some compensation systems do not encourage permanently restricted workers disabled due to work-related injuries, to return to work. However, appropriate job placement of impaired workers has been shown to result in feelings of independence, usefulness and responsibility, as well as financial security. Physically impaired employees in many workplaces have experienced job discrimination because colleagues and supervisors assume that their work performance will be affected by physical limitations resulting from their disability. This theoretical paper discusses the possibilities of assigning workers to appropriate jobs based on their specific capabilities and limitations. The option of providing certain job accommodations in the form of workplace restructuring is also discussed.
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: International Society of Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP), Pearson, J 2015. Accommodation and job assignment for impaired workers. International Society of Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP). 9th Biennial Conference, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa, International Society of Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP) volume 2015 number 0 2015
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