Optimising Strategies for Integrating People with Disabilities into Work

German EU Presidency 2007

2007 European Year of Equal Opportunities for All

Diversity at work

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Insurance Costs (Glossary)

Employer

Element:
Insurance Costs

Employer (WP4):
This element was considered to play a negative role in the employment decision on whether to recruit PWD.  11 countries gave it a neutral of negative rating.

Employer

Element TO AU DK FI FR DE IRL IT M NL NO PT RO SL SI UK
Insurance Costs -0.18 0.33 0 -0.11 1.0 0 -0.56 0 -0.22 -0.67 -1.38 0 -1.0 1.4 -0.11 -0.4

N = 10


This element uses a positive/negative scale ranging from –3 (very negative) to +3 (very positive).  -/+ 2 means somewhat negative/positive -/+ 1 means a little negative/positive and 0 means neutral.  Somewhat positive ratings are highlighted in a “light green” colour.  Very positive ratings are highlighted in “dark green”.  Countries with a somewhat negative rating are highlighted in “orange” and countries with a very negative rating are highlighted in red.

In relation to insurance costs ratings ranging from –2 to –3 inclusive are given a red colour.  Those from –1 to –1.99 inclusive are highlighted in orange.  Positive ratings from 1.5 to 2.24 inclusive are highlighted in “light green” and those ranging from 2.25 to 3 inclusive are highlighted in “dark green”.

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