Article

Effect of Working Environment on the Job Satisfaction of Workers With Physical Disabilities : Focused on Convenience Facilities and Reasonable Accommodation

Author

도지혜(Ji-Hye Do), 유은영(Eun-Young Yoo)

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pp. 83~95 / 2020 Vol.28 No.3

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the status of convenience facilities and accommodation for workers with physical disabilities, and to examine the differences in job satisfaction and the effects of convenience facilities and accommodation for workers with physical disabilities on their job satisfaction. Methods: This study analyzed the data of 927 people with physical disabilities working as wage workers at the time of the third survey, utilizing raw materials for the second Wave third Panel Survey of Employment for the Disabled (PSED) conducted by the Korea Employment Agency for Persons with Disabilities in 2018. An independent sample t-test, a one-way variance analysis, and a multiple regression analysis were selected by choosing only the items needed for this study. Results: Significant differences were found in terms of job satisfaction according to gender, age, education, and physical disability type of workers with physical disabilities. When the convenience facilities were installed for all 5 items, the job satisfaction of workers with physical disabilities was significantly higher. In terms of accommodation, job satisfaction was significantly higher when the working hours were adjusted, assistance was given from others when performing tasks, guidance and counseling were given at work, and facilities for the disabled were installed. Workers with physical disabilities showed that job satisfaction increased significantly as the number of convenience facilities increased and the number of accommodations increased. Conclusion: Based on the results of a big data analysis of the PSED, the importance of the working environment of workers with physical disabilities was confirmed, and the need for experts in the field of vocational rehabilitation to improve job satisfaction of workers with physical disabilities was confirmed. The results of this study may be used as basic data for vocational rehabilitation tasks of occupational therapists.

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