Sickness absence: a pan-European study

"This study, using the EU-LFS, examines the determinants of sickness absence in 26 EU countries. The analysis highlights the importance of demographic and workplace characteristics and of institutional and societal conditions. Female workers aged 26-35 exhibit higher absenteeism, possibly refle...

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Main Authors: Livanos, Ilias, Zangelidis, Alexandros
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Munich 2010
MPRA
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19184694124919028769-Sickness-absence-a-pan-europea.htm
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Summary:"This study, using the EU-LFS, examines the determinants of sickness absence in 26 EU countries. The analysis highlights the importance of demographic and workplace characteristics and of institutional and societal conditions. Female workers aged 26-35 exhibit higher absenteeism, possibly reflecting the level of high household labour pressure. Increased job insecurity, captured by temporary contracts, and labour market uncertainty, reflected in higher unemployment rates, have a negative effect on absenteeism. Finally, individual sickness absence is lower in countries with higher proportion of dependent/out of the labour market individuals, probably because of the increasing pressure labour active people may experience."
Physical Description:21 p.
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