Flexibility and visibility

An examination of the narratives of Norwegian people with disabilities about working part-time

Bibliographic Data

ID21822239
AuthorsJanikke Solstad Vedeler (0000-0002-3594-0540), Cecilie Høj Anvik (0000-0001-8590-4292)
Year2020
Volume14-1
Pages1-12
Publication date2020-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAlter (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1875-0672 • E-ISSN: 1875-0680
PublisherOpenEdition (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.alter.2019.04.003
OpenAlexW2954892242
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited25

Among the disabled workforce, many are engaged in part-time work. However, research regarding the relationship between disability and part-time work has only partially elucidated how people with disabilities who are in receipt of partial or graded disability pensions perceive and handle the combination of part-time work with their pension payments. This article addresses the narrated strategies employed by people with disabilities in managing part-time employment, drawing on interview data from 10 Norwegian citizens who worked part-time in addition to receiving a graded disability pension. The findings illustrate that flexibility and visibility are specific strategies that our informants implement when health issues and reduced working hours result in weakened connections to the workplace. The article demonstrates how the discourses around paid employment facilitate these strategies. By providing insight into people’s narrated experiences of engaging in part-time work with disabilities, the article offers significant recommendations into the conditions necessary for people with disabilities to remain employed while also in receipt of graded disability pensions

Art · Linguistics · Literature · Narrative · Norwegian · Optics · Physics · Statistics · Visibility · Computer Science · Emotional Labor in Professions · Employment and Welfare Studies · Mathematics · Psychology · Retirement, Disability, and Employment

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