Optimising Strategies for Integrating People with Disabilities into Work

German EU Presidency 2007

2007 European Year of Equal Opportunities for All

Diversity at work

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Flexible Benefits/Scheme to Work & Receive Benefits (Glossary)

Employer

Element:
Flexible Benefits

Stakeholder (WP2):
This element is commonly available in 3 countries, very easily accessible in Norway only and easily accessible in 2 countries.  It is considered effective in 7 countries.

Jobseeker

Element:
Scheme to Work and still Receive Benefits

Jobseeker (WP5):
This element is considered to be slightly to moderately helpful in Romania, moderately to very helpful in 4 other countries and very to extremely helpful in 9 other countries

Jobseeker

Element TO AU DK FI FR DE IRL IT M NL NO PT RO SL SI UK
Scheme to Work and still Receive Benefits 3.1 3.9 3.4 3.7 - 3.3 2.7 3.0 3.0 2.8 3.4 2.7 1.8 3.6 3.6 3.3

N = 12


This element is based on a helpfulness rating scale between 0 and 4 where
0 = No Effect, 1 = Slightly Helpful, 2 = Moderately Helpful, 3 = Very Helpful, 4 = Extremely Helpful

In relation to the element a scheme to work and still receive benefits countries that give a rating between 2 and 2.99 inclusive are given a light green colour and are considered to be moderately to very helpful in encouraging people with disabilities to look for paid employment. Countries with a rating between 3 and 4 inclusive are given a “dark green” colour indicating that they are considered to be very to extremely helpful in encouraging people with disabilities to look for paid employment.  Those below 2 are not highlighted.

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