Developing better employment and management practices for a diverse workplace is quickly becoming a major concern amongst most modern organisations; however, a lack of research into good practices has a limiting effect. Dealing specifically with disabilities, this pioneering work is based on international research spanning several European countries to demonstrate best practice. Aiming to fill a gap in knowledge, the authors offer interdisciplinary insights into managing diversity in the workplace, taking into account various social and cultural contexts. Providing analysis and recommendations for adapting organisational practices to different workplace settings, this Palgrave Pivot is a vital read for scholars of HRM and diversity management, as well as policy-makers and practitioners.

Ewa Giermanowska is an Associate Professor and sociologist in the Institute of Applied Social Sciences at the University of Warsaw, Poland. With her research focusing on the sociology of work, labour relations, and the employment of people with disabilities, Ewa is a member of the Polish Sociological Association in the Section of Sociology of Work.

Mariola Rac?aw is an Associate Professor and sociologist in the Institute of Applied Social Sciences at the University of Warsaw, Poland. Mariola is a member of the Government Population Council. She is the Co-Founder and Vice-President of the Sociology of Disabilities section of the Polish Sociological Association.

Dorota Szawarska is a social anthropologist in the Institute of Applied Social Sciences at the University of Warsaw, Poland, where she deals with the question of care and kinship. She previously studied at the University of Cambridge and SOAS University of London in the UK, as well as the University of Warsaw in Poland.

1;Acknowledgements;5 2;Contents;6 3;List of Figures;9 4;List of Tables;11 5;Chapter 1 Introduction;12 5.1;Abstract;12 5.2;1 Background to the Book;12 5.3;2 Disability;13 5.4;3 Employment;14 5.5;4 Good Practices at Work;15 5.6;5 The Structure of the Book;16 5.7;References;19 6;Chapter 2 Work and Employment of People with Disabilities: Towards a Social Model;20 6.1;Abstract;20 6.2;1 The Change of the Paradigm in the Approach to the Phenomenon of Disability;20 6.3;2 Employment of Disabled People in the Light of Statistics and Employment Support Models;27 6.4;3 Determinants of the Employment Policy of Disabled People as a Public Policy;39 6.5;References;45 7;Chapter 3 Multivariate Conditions of Introducing People with Disabilities to the Labour Market: Coupled Impact and the Effect of Synergy;48 7.1;Abstract;48 7.2;1 The History of Sanctioning Non-employment of People with Disabilities;48 7.2.1;1.1 The Real Nature of Disability and Its Determinants;48 7.2.2;1.2 Exclusion from the Labour Market and New Perspectives;55 7.3;2 The Results of the Research Identifying Factors of Activity of People with Disabilities on the Labour Market;59 7.4;3 "Bundle of Factors" Model;69 7.5;References;72 8;Chapter 4 Good Practices as a Tool for Modelling Employer Policies from the Open Labour Market;77 8.1;Abstract;77 8.2;1 The Importance of Human Resources Management in Relation to People with Disabilities;77 8.2.1;1.1 Functions of Human Resources Policy;77 8.2.2;1.2 International Documents on Disability Management in the Workplace;80 8.2.3;1.3 Diversity Management and CSR;84 8.3;2 Good Practices in Research on Employing People with Disabilities;93 8.3.1;2.1 Definition of Good Practices;93 8.3.2;2.2 Examples of Research Reports on Good Practices;97 8.4;References;103 9;Chapter 5 Good Practices in the Personnel Management Process;107 9.1;Abstract;107 9.2;1 Research Methodology;107 9.3;2 Recruitment and Induction;111 9.4;3 Adapting the Workplace and Assistantship;121 9.5;4 Keeping the Employee in Employment and Employee Development;125 9.6;5 Disability Management in the Workplace;131 9.7;6 Employer's Image and Disability;136 9.8;7 Good Practices Raising Doubts: The Negative Side of Good Practices;140 9.9;References;144 10;Chapter 6 Conclusions and Recommendations;148 10.1;Abstract;148 10.2;1 The Importance of Diffusion of Good Practices and the Sociocultural Context;150 10.3;2 Scientific Knowledge and Its Importance in Changing the Social World;156 10.4;References;161 11;Index;164