Why examine job crafting for workers with disabilities, health conditions and/or other significant workplace support needs?

Workers with disabilities, health conditions and other significant workplace support needs are far more likely to drop out of work and to be less well and less productive than they could be. These workers report a range of challenges when trying to secure workplace accommodations and support to help them sustain and thrive at work.

International evidence suggests that job crafting might help. Job crafting happens when employees are upskilled and empowered to make proactive changes to their jobs, often in collaboration with their line managers. Job crafting is flexible and person-centred. It can involve changes to tasks, timing, location, activities, goals and relationships at work, amongst other things. Ultimately job crafting is about improving the person-job fit for workers so that they can be as productive, engaged, happy and healthy as possible. This helps the worker, their employer, and their colleagues.