Developing a Multilevel Scale to Assess Retention of Workers with Disabilities.
Miri Krisi, Eyal Eckhaus, Revital Nagar
PMID 34106379WHAT IT FOUND
In 1032 employers, concerns about keeping workers with disabilities averaged 3.87 for direct work issues and 2.85 for indirect social issues on a 1-to-5 scale.
Key findings
01In 1032 employers, direct work-related concerns averaged 3.87 and indirect work-related concerns averaged 2.85 on a 1-to-5 scale.
02The survey items grouped into two concern types: direct work-related issues and indirect personal/social issues.
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What it does not show
The survey relied on self-reported attitudes from online panel respondents with employment decision authority. It measured attitudes, not actual retention decisions or outcomes. It did not examine whether attitudes differ by specific disability. It did not account for different work environments. Responses were collected in July 2020 after the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic.
Declared interests
The Israel National Insurance Institute funded the study.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read the scale as proof that employers with high concern scores will refuse a client or that any workplace intervention improves retention. The study measured attitudes in a survey and did not test treatment effects.