Temporary Status in Work Organizations for People with Disabilities: An Opportunity or Barrier

Mark E. Moore () and Lana L. Huberty ()
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Mark E. Moore: East Carolina University
Lana L. Huberty: Concordia University, St. Paul

Chapter 16 in The Palgrave Handbook of Disability at Work, 2020, pp 273-291 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract People with disabilities tend to be overrepresented in temporary jobs; some claim that this results from the outcomes of stigmatization and discrimination towards disability in work, others emphasize the training and development aspects that can be proffered by temporary work. This vocational status has been shown to provide positives and negatives for those with disabilities. For those with temporary appointment, levels of well-being have been shown to be significantly higher than their unemployed peers. Therefore, this vocational status can provide a path to upper career mobility if proper training and development are allocated. In contrast, temporary positions have been shown to cause gaps in resume content, raising concerns among prospective employers. Few employers want to invest in training and development for temporary employees and we conclude by examining how theories relating to the career mobility potential of temporary jobs can be utilized to raise gainful employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

Keywords: Temporary work; Disability severity; Cerebral Palsy; Well-being; Human capital theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-42966-9_16

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