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. 2022 Aug 11;72(4):1215–1226. doi: 10.3233/WOR-210898

Table 3.

Relationships between attitude, intention, skills and barriers, and employment of vulnerable workers

Unadjusted percentage (number) Odds ratios
(95% confidence
intervals)
Inclusive organizations n = 5,601 Non-inclusive organizations N = 6,236
Attitude
Expected negative impact (none) 61% (3,412) 70% (4,336) 0.81 (0.74–0.88)
Intention
Having a mission (yes) 40% (2,104) 8% (453) 6.09 (5.42–6.84)
Skills
General human resources skills
Employer-employee negotiations (yes) 90% (5,040) 84% (5,222) 1.49 (1.32–1.68)
Personalization (yes) 85% (4,769) 80% (4,958) 1.52 (1.37–1.69)
Employee autonomy (yes) 57% (3,178) 62% (3,878) 1.10 (1.02–1.20)
Human resources practices
  Employability (yes) 98% (5,505) 95% (5,915) 1.78 (1.39–2.29)
  Working conditions (yes) 76% (4,266) 64% (4,013) 1.40 (1.27–1.53)
  Organizing working hours (yes) 95% (5,317) 90% (5,589) 1.66 (1.41–1.95)
  Health &vitality (yes) 35% (1,941) 25% (1,571) 1.08 (0.99–1.18)
Inclusive-related human resources skills
Hiring problems regarding vulnerable groups (none) 83% (4,649) 74% (4,612) 1.87 (1.70–2.06)
Inclusive human resources practices (yes) 67% (3,743) 24% (1,484) 4.83 (4.43–5.27)
Human resources compensation options (yes) 67% (3,773) 26% (1,621) 4.45 (4.09–4.85)
Barriers
Economic factors
Financial results (good) 68% (3,823) 60% (3,760) 1.32 (1.21–1.43)
Economic identity (non-profit) 26% (1,474) 19% (1,198) 1.35 (1.17–1.55)
Quality of production (good) 64% (3,571) 61% (3,809) 1.16 (1.07–1.26)
Employment opportunity (increased) 19% (1,087) 20% (1,259) 1.33 (1.22–1.45)
Outstanding vacancies (yes) 55% (3,068) 35% (2,220) 1.37 (1.25–1.49)
Type of work
Satisfaction with flexibility employees (satisfied) 1 83% (6,858) 88% (3,704) 0.91 (0.80–1.05)
Repetitive work (risk factor) 12% (685) 7% (436) 1.31 (1.14–1.51)
Physically demanding work (risk factor) 47% (2,631) 34% (2,147) 1.19 (1.09–1.30)
Emotional demanding work (risk factor) 66% (3,714) 59% (3,691) 1.18 (1.03–1.34)
Operational work (≥70% operational work) 65% (3,610) 55% (3,425) 1.15 (1.06–1.25)
Work tasks suitable for people with (employment) challenges or a disability 50% (2,799) 42% (2,607) 1.40 (1.27–1.54)

Odds ratio’s adjusted for size organization, percentage low educated employees, percentage employees younger than 45 years, sector, and year. Boldface indicates statistical significance at P < 0.0022. 1Not measured in 2019 (n = 7,998).