Questioning the stereotype of the "malingering bureaucrat": absence from work in the public and private sector in Germany
"Public sector employees are often said to have excessive rates of absence from work. Using representative survey data for Germany, we indeed find absenteeism of employees to be higher in the public than the private sector. The differences in the incidence and days of absence showing up in desc...
Main Authors: | Prümer, Stephanie, Schnabel, Claus |
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Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
Format: | TEXT |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Bonn
2019
IZA |
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Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19308478124911266509-Questioning-the-stereotype-of-.htm |
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