EMPLOYERS’ ATTITUDES ON HIRING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

Brzi tehnološki napredak i globalizacija uvjetuju intenzivne promjene u svakodnevnoj organizaciji rada. Ove globalne društvene pojave postavljaju nove zahtjeve i pred radnike i pred poslodavce. U vrijeme globalizacije zapošljivost je glavni motiv mnogobrojnih emigracija stanovništva. Zapošljavanje postaje „lutrija“, a zapošljavanje osobe s invaliditetom gotovo „nemoguća misija“. Osobe s invaliditetom jedna su od najmanje poželjnih radnih snaga, a poslodavci su jedan od važnijih čimbenika u procesu njihovog zapošljavanja. Na uzorku poslodavaca (N=106) rezultati ukazuju da su najčešći razlozi nezaposlenosti osoba s invaliditetom neprilagođenost radnog mjesta, društvene predrasude i stereotipi prema osobama s invaliditetom. Ako želimo promijeniti stav okoline prema osobama s invaliditetom moramo stvarati uvjete u kojima će doći do interakcije između osoba s teškoćama i bez teškoća u razvoju. Poslodavci se trebaju informirati o radnim mogućnostima ovih osoba i vrednovanju njihovog doprinosa radnoj organizaciji kroz lojalnost, redovitost, posvećenost poslu i pouzdanost.Intense changes in organisation of work are imperative on a daily basis against the backdrop of rapid technological progress and globalisation. As a result of such global social phenomena both workers and employers are faced with new requirements. During the age of globalisation, employability is the main motive of emigration of a vast proportion of the population. Hiring becomes comparable with “lottery”, while hiring people with disabilities is almost a “mission impossible”. People with disabilities are considered among the least desired labour, while employers are among the most important factors in the process of hiring of people with disabilities. The results in a sample of employers (N=106) show that the most frequent reasons behind unemployment of people with disabilities are the maladjustment of the workplace, social prejudices and stereotypes about people with disabilities. If we are striving to change the attitudes towards people with disabilities, we need to create conditions favourable for interaction between people with disabilities and those without developmental disabilities. Employers need to become informed about work potential of these people and about evaluation of their contribution to work organisation through loyalty, regularity, commitment to work and reliability