Barriers to work
Alternative labels
Barriers to employment
Journal article
Workplace inclusion: exploring employer perceptions of hiring employees with disability
This article provides findings from a qualitative study that interviewed Australian employers about their perceptions of hiring people with disability. To improve employment rates and experiences of people with disability, the findings support the prioritisation of policies that focus on breaking down barriers caused by people who make hiring decisions.
Report
Connecting pathways to employment with the Work Integration Social Enterprise (WISE)-Ability model: final report
This report provides an overview of the development of an organisational design model to support pathways from disability enterprises to mainstream employment for participants. The approach draws on previous work identifying the organisational design features that best support the health, wellbeing, and employment outcomes of marginalised young people in a social enterprise environment. The report...
Report
Employment and disability in Australia: improving employment outcomes for people with disability
This report looks at improving employment outcomes for people with disability in Australia. The report reveals that there has been no improvement in employment rates for people with disability in Australia over the last two decades, despite extensive policy reforms and greatly increased funding for supports and service delivery.
Report
Barriers and enablers to the multigenerational workforce
Australia’s population is ageing with life expectancy amongst the highest in the world. This research contributes to a small but growing body of literature on ageing in the workplace.
Journal article
The role of shared resilience in building employment pathways with people with a disability
Workers living with a disability experience barriers to sustainable employment in the open labour market. This paper explores how people with disability can be supported in finding employment through a shared resilience approach offered by a Work Integration Social Enterprise (WISE).