Including people with disabilities in the labour market: the nuts and bolts of the uk disability legislation and policies

AutorKatarzyna Gromek-Broc
CargoLeader of Postgraduate Taught Programme Law School, University of York
Páginas223-249
Revista Derecho Social y Empresa Suplemento nº 1, Abril 2015
ISSN: 2341-135X págs.223-249
INCLUDING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN THE
LABOUR MARKET: THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF THE UK
DISABILITY LEGISLATION AND POLICIES
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KATARZYNA GROMEK-BROC
Leader of Postgraduate Taught Programme
Law School, University of York
Fecha de recepción: 17-09-2014
Fecha de aceptación: 02-10-2014
SUMMA RY
: 1. DISABILITY LEGISLATION.
1.1. Medical or social model of
disability? 1.2. Areas covered. 1.3. Meaning of discrimination.1.4. Disability and
Equality Act 2010. 1.5. Components of the definition of disability. 1.6. Prohibited
forms of discrimination. 2. THE UK POLICIES: HOW COULD UK POLICIES
ADDRESS THE STRUCTURAL DISADVANTAGE THAT DISABLED PEOPLE
ARE CONFRONTED WITH IN THE LABOUR MARKET? 2.1. Employability.
2.2. Underemployment. 2.3. Skills and qualifications. 2.4. The UK policy: strategies.
2.5. Programmes. 2.6. Incentives. 2.7. The policies for the years ahead. 3. THE
POLICY IN HIGHER EDUCATION. SPECIFIC EXAMPLE: THE UNIVERSITY
OF YORK. 4. CONCLUSION
RESUM EN
: Este artículo analiza temas de discapacidad en el Reino Unido
fijándose en el marco legal, las políticas sobre la materia y algunos aspectos de su
aplicación en la educación superior, concretamente en la Universidad de York.
Sostiene que la reciente legislación, la EqA 2010, es decepcionante, ya que sólo
contempla mejoras de menor importancia en la situación de las personas con
discapacidad. La legislación actual se centra excesivamente en la discapacidad, más que
en la eliminación de barreras, y la definición se sigue construyendo rigurosamente
alrededor del modelo médico de discapacidad. Por el contrario, las políticas del Reino
Unido parecen hacer una incursión significativa en las prácticas de empleo. El artículo
también examina las prometedoras propuestas del Gobierno de Coalición, que
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proponen cambios en los patrones de carrera profesional de las personas con
discapacidad. Por último, este trabajo analiza algunas de las medidas y estrategias
empleadas por la Universidad de York, que la sitúan en la parte superior de la
clasificación en cuanto al trato de las personas con discapacidad.
ABSTR ACT
: This article considers disability issues in the UK looking at the
legal framework, policy considerations and some aspects of their implementation in
the higher education -namely at the University of York-. It argues that the recent
legislation, the EqA 2010, is disappointing, since it only provides for the minor
improvements in the situation of disabled people. The current legislation focuses
excessively on the impairment rather than on the removal of barriers, and the
definition is still rigorously constructed around the medical model of disability. In
contrast, the UK policies seem to make a significant inroad into employment
practices. The article also considers quite promising proposals of the Coalition
Government proposing changes in the career patterns of people with disability. Lastly,
this article looks at some measures and strategies employed by the University of York
that place it at the top of the league table regarding its treatment of people with
disabilities.
PALAB RAS CLAVE
: discapacidad, legislación laboral en el Reino Unido,
políticas de empleo en el Reino Unido.
KEYWO RDS
: Disability, UK employment law, UK employment policy.
Disability discrimination in the UK had been an ongoing problem for decades,
but only in 1995 the government came with a specific piece of legislation: the
Disability Discrimination Act. The UK was always holding back the European Union
with its minimalist approach to social rights, but this time the UK came in lead as one
of only three European Members States having legislation on disability in
employment. Surprisingly, in light of the past experience this time the UK’s DDA
offered some insights to the drafters of the EU Equal Treatment in Employment
directive 2000/78/EC, adopted five years later. The current legal framework on
disability is incorporated in the new legislation: Equality Act 2010 which in turn
absorbed the main lines and structure of the DDA.
This paper will assess the current legal framework arguing that EqA 2010
provides very little improvement in comparison with the previous legislation, and it
does not address the major critiques of the DDA. The paper will argue that the

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