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| Author: | Duff, A. Ferguson, J. Gilmore, K. |
| Title: | Issues concerning the employment and employability of disabled people in UK accounting firms: An analysis of the views of human resource managers as employment gatekeepers |
| Journal: | British Accounting Review
2007 : MAR, VOL. 39:1, p. 15-38 |
| Index terms: | human resource management employment disablement accounting companies legislation United Kingdom |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This paper deals with attitudes of human resource (HR) managers towards the employment and employability of disabled people in United Kingdom (UK) accounting (hereafter as: acc-g.) firms. Using nine semi-structured interviews with HR managers in large and medium-sized UK acc-g. firms, out of which three participants from the Big Four firms dominating the market for acc-g. and auditing services. There are views uncovered on: i. drivers of disability awareness, ii. the role of partners, iii. how firms view disability, iv. impairments firms view as a problem, and v. job applications. The responses indicate an awareness of existing legislation on disability issues, especially the UK's Disability Discrimination Act of 1995. However, there is evidence that acc-g. firms restrict their understanding of disability to legal definitions. |
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