Print Email Facebook Twitter Case studies on employment of people with disabilities in small and medium-sized enterprises Title Case studies on employment of people with disabilities in small and medium-sized enterprises: Netherlands Author Nederlands Instituut voor Arbeidsomstandigheden Andriessen, S. de Vos, E. Ziekemeyer, M. Publication year 1997 Abstract At the beginning of the nineties the high rate of absenteeism and the rising number of employees drawing disablement benefits prompted the Dutch government to review the financial arrangements around incapacity for work. The present cabinet is aiming to reshape the measures and provisions in the context of disablement and inability to work so that both employers and employees become more aware of the necessity of reducing the demand on social security provisions for persons on extended sick leave or with a long-term incapacity for work. On the other hand the government is introducing a number of supplementary measures to stimulate the use of reintegration instruments to make it more attractive for employers to retain or take on employees with a disability. Especially small businesses are reluctant to employ staff with a disability because they fear absenteeism and higher costs. Special training for managers, personnel department and company doctors must contribute to more successful reintegration. Subject Historisch materiaal TNOBeroepsrehabilitatieArbeidsongeschiktenReintegratieArbeidsgehandicaptenMidden- en kleinbedrijfZiekteverzuimSociaal verzuimPersoneelsfunctionarissenHuman resources management en developmentHRMHRDMinisterie van sociale zaken en werkgelegenheidNederlandCase studies To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:71c91150-6db6-4a63-ad9f-a454cc81c6a0 TNO identifier 168101 Report number WP/97/61/EN Publisher European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, Dublin Series Working Paper Document type book Files PDF vos-1997-case.pdf