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Exploring Disability Disadvantage in Hiring: A Factorial Survey among Norwegian Employers

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The role of disability in producing disadvantage in employers’ hiring assessments was explored in a factorial survey, where a random sample of Norwegian employers ( n = 1341) evaluated fictional job-seeker profiles. The results revealed that including an impairment description in a job-seeker profile significantly decreased the likelihood that employers would want to hire a candidate. The degree of disadvantage varied with the type of impairment. Being eligible for a wage subsidy scheme improved employers’ assessments of candidates while including information about other types of support measures did not. Furthermore, when an impairment description was introduced into a job-seeker profile, other crucial characteristics of the job seeker lost some or all of their impact on employers’ assessment scores. These findings are interpreted as disability becoming a ‘master status’ when employers make hiring assessments.

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  • Stine Berre, 2024. "Exploring Disability Disadvantage in Hiring: A Factorial Survey among Norwegian Employers," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 38(4), pages 1087-1106, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:woemps:v:38:y:2024:i:4:p:1087-1106
    DOI: 10.1177/09500170231175776
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