Projects
Project 7379: Increasing the employment intentions of employers with regard to persons with an occupational disability Ghent University
The employment rate of people with an occupational disability is low in Flanders, certainly in comparison with the situation in Sweden and Finland. The aim of the project is to investigate how the job of the employment broker / coach can be adapted to promote the employment intentions of the employers. Which tools and methodologies can we transform from Sweden, Finland and Ireland into the Flemish context and vice versa?
Working while incapacitated? Re-education and employment assistance for children and adults with physical disabilities in Belgium, 1908-1958. KU Leuven
This doctoral research explores how (potentially) physically disabled labourers were perceived, treated and reintegrated in society through (re-)educational, allocative and employment support initiatives in Belgium between 1908 and 1958. Three large groups are at the heart of the analysis: children and young adults with congenital impairments or illnesses, victims of work accidents, and disabled soldiers and civilians of the First and Second ...
VIONA: Target groups in paid employment and self-employment. KU Leuven
Evaluation research of the new targeted employment policies in Flanders based on a reduction of social contributions to the employer KU Leuven
This research aims to evaluate the so-called targeted employment policies in the Flemish Region of Belgium for the first time after its regionalization in 2014. The instrument used consists of targeted hiring subsidies for employers through a reduction in social security contributions. These are (mostly) newly recruited employees in the lowest wage categories belonging to one of the following three groups: low and middle qualified young ...
Is a work strategy for reducing child poverty amongst disabled children effective or a shot misfired? An empirical exploration of child poverty, childhood disability and the work-care nexus in Flanders. University of Antwerp
How can we enhance employer involvement in creating labour market opportunities for persons with an occupational disability? KU Leuven
The focus of the project is on the role of the job intermediary or coach and their relationship with employers. In particular, we use good practices in order to determine which factors positively influence employers’ intentions: intention boosters! We also pay attention to the intersection of these intention boosters and gender. We then link these intention boosters to national and international tools used by job intermediaries in other ...