Issue:
There is not much information on disabled workers in the construction sector. There is also a lack of support at the organizational and managerial levels to re-employ or accommodate injured construction workers. The study is unique and would identify gaps in human rights and WCB legislation in the culture and disability management practices of employers in the construction sector
Objectives:
The objectives of the research are as follows:
• To develop a model to evaluate the maturity of the Manitoban construction industry’s disability management processes;
• To measure the maturity of the Manitoban construction industry’s disability management practices using the newly developed model;
• To evaluate the relationship between the maturity of the Manitoban construction industry’s disability management practices and its disability management performance;
• To evaluate the relationship between the maturity of the Manitoban construction industry’s disability management practices and its safety performance; and
• To make recommendations to improve the Manitoban construction industry’s disability management practices.
Anticipated Results:
The study will provide the framework to analyze policy, practice and workplace culture in relation to disabled workers and return to work, provide the needed evidence of this sector’s record with regard to compliance with the WCB’s re-employment obligations, return to work and recommendations for disability management, and also provide evidence to assist the WCB encourage construction firms become more accountable and take responsibility for their re-employment and accommodation obligations and pave the way for improvements in disability management in this sector.
Investigators:
Mohammed Issa, University of Manitoba
