abstract: 'PurposeLabour market integration is a widely accepted strategy for

  promoting the social and economic inclusion of persons with

  disabilities. But what kinds of jobs do persons with disabilities obtain

  following their integration into the labour market? In this study, we

  use a novel survey of workers to describe and compare the employment

  quality of persons with and without disabilities in Canada.MethodsWe

  administered an online, cross-sectional survey to a heterogeneous sample

  of workers in Canada (n = 2,794). We collected data on sixteen different

  employment conditions (e.g., temporary contract, job security, flexible

  work schedule, job lock, skill match, training opportunities, and union

  membership). We used latent class cluster analysis to construct a novel

  typology of employment quality describing four distinct `types'' of

  employment: standard, portfolio, instrumental, and precarious. We

  examined associations between disability status, disability type, and

  employment quality.ResultsPersons with disabilities reported

  consistently lower employment quality than their counterparts without

  disabilities. Persons with disabilities were nearly twice as likely to

  report low-quality employment in the form of either instrumental (i.e.,

  secure but trapped) or precarious (i.e., insecure and unrewarding)

  employment. This gap in employment quality was particularly pronounced

  for those who reported living with both a physical and mental/cognitive

  condition.ConclusionThere are widespread inequalities in the employment

  quality of persons with and without disabilities in Canada. Policies and

  programs aiming to improve the labour market situation of persons with

  disabilities should emphasize the importance of high-quality employment

  as a key facet of social and economic inclusion.'
affiliation: 'Shahidi, FV (Corresponding Author), Inst Work \& Hlth, 1800-400 Univ
  Ave, Toronto, ON M5G 1S5, Canada.

  Shahidi, FV (Corresponding Author), Univ Toronto, Dalla Lana Sch Publ Hlth, Toronto,
  ON, Canada.

  Shahidi, Faraz Vahid; Jetha, Arif; Kristman, Vicki; Smith, Peter M.; Gignac, Monique
  A. M., Inst Work \& Hlth, 1800-400 Univ Ave, Toronto, ON M5G 1S5, Canada.

  Shahidi, Faraz Vahid; Jetha, Arif; Smith, Peter M.; Gignac, Monique A. M., Univ
  Toronto, Dalla Lana Sch Publ Hlth, Toronto, ON, Canada.

  Kristman, Vicki, Lakehead Univ, EPID Work Res Inst, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada.

  Smith, Peter M., Monash Univ, Dept Epidemiol \& Prevent Med, Melbourne, Australia.'
author: Shahidi, Faraz Vahid and Jetha, Arif and Kristman, Vicki and Smith, Peter
  M. and Gignac, Monique A. M.
author-email: fshahidi@iwh.on.ca
author_list:
- family: Shahidi
  given: Faraz Vahid
- family: Jetha
  given: Arif
- family: Kristman
  given: Vicki
- family: Smith
  given: Peter M.
- family: Gignac
  given: Monique A. M.
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1007/s10926-023-10113-7
earlyaccessdate: APR 2023
eissn: 1573-3688
files: []
issn: 1053-0487
journal: JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL REHABILITATION
keywords: 'Disability; Job quality; Employment equity; Inclusion; Precarious

  employment'
keywords-plus: PART-TIME WORK; JOB QUALITY; PEOPLE; INCLUSION; TOOL
language: English
month: 2023 APR 12
number-of-cited-references: '50'
papis_id: 15f421a857a8ae8018e5fa6138809f86
ref: Shahidi2023employmentquality
times-cited: '1'
title: 'The Employment Quality of Persons with Disabilities: Findings from a National
  Survey'
type: article
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web-of-science-categories: Rehabilitation; Social Issues
year: '2023'