scholarly journals Is Part-Time Sick Leave Helping the Unemployed?

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Andren
Keyword(s):  
Sick Leave ◽  
Part Time ◽  
The Unemployed

Testing thresholds: social assistance, France, 2007–08

2019 ◽  
pp. 119-142
Author(s):  
Magnus Paulsen Hansen
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Social Assistance ◽  
Reform Process ◽  
Time Work ◽  
Part Time ◽  
The Unemployed ◽  
Part Time Work

Chapter 6 presents the reform process of the RSA (‘Income of active solidarity’) in replacing the existing French system for the uninsured unemployed which had been in place since 1988. The reform process was launched at the end of 2007 and adopted at the end of 2008 once the financial crisis started to reach across the Atlantic. RSA entailed a negative tax scheme to increase incentives for recipients to take low-paid part-time work, while also introducing a number of instruments and obligations with the aim of increasing the mobility of the unemployed. The result was a displacement of the compromise of the previous scheme and a radical requalification of the relation between poverty and work.

scholarly journals Legislative change enabling use of early part-time sick leave enhanced return to work and work participation in Finland

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 447-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eira Viikari-Juntura ◽  
Lauri J Virta ◽  
Johanna Kausto ◽  
Ilona Autti-Rämö ◽  
Kari-Pekka Martimo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sick Leave ◽  
Return To Work ◽  
Work Participation ◽  
Legislative Change ◽  
Part Time

Consequences of "part-time sick leave" for colleagues and management

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Sieurin ◽  
E. Vingard ◽  
M. Josephson
Keyword(s):  
Sick Leave ◽  
Part Time

Employer provided health benefits among cancer survivors in the United States.

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (27_suppl) ◽  
pp. 155-155
Author(s):  
Zhiyuan Zheng ◽  
Xuesong Han ◽  
Matthew P. Banegas ◽  
Jingxuan Zhao ◽  
Ashish Rai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Insurance ◽  
Sick Leave ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Survivorship Care ◽  
Work Limitations ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Paid Sick Leave

155 Background: Nearly 40% of cancer survivors are of working age in the U.S. Access to high quality diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship care requires both health insurance coverage and sick leave, key components of employer health benefits. This study examines work limitations, paid sick leave, and employer offered health insurance among cancer survivors. Methods: We used the National Health Interview Survey (2001-2017) to identify cancer survivors aged 18-64 years. Work limitations were asked among all cancer survivors regardless of work status (n = 15,247), and categorized into unable to work, limited in type/amount of work, and not limited at all. Paid sick leave and employer offered health insurance offered were asked of cancer survivors who were working in the last week (n = 8741). We used generalized ordinal logistic regressions to examine work limitation and employer health benefits among cancer survivors, controlling for demographic characteristics, time since cancer diagnosis, number of cancer diagnoses, income, and comorbidities. Stratified analyses by type of workplace (private sector, federal/state/local government, and self-employed), and hours worked per week (full time with 35+ hours per week vs part time < 35 hours per week) was conducted. Results: Among cancer survivors aged 18-64 years, 10.7% and 5.3% reported unable to work at all and limited in types/amounts of work, respectively; 57.7% and 67.6% of those working in the last week received paid sick leave and employer offered health insurance, respectively. In stratified analyses, government jobs were associated with the highest paid sick leave and employer insurance (85.7% and 85.6%, respectively), followed by private sector (58.3% and 70.7%, respectively), and self-employed (8.3% and 15.7%), respectively. Moreover, full time jobs had higher paid sick leave (65.2% and 21.9%, respectively) and employer insurance (75.7% and 29.1%, respectively) then part time jobs. Conclusions: Cancer survivors experience work limitations and many working cancer survivors do not receive paid sick leave or health insurance from their employers. Evaluation of the effects of employer-based health benefits on survivorship care and outcomes will be important for future research.

Sex-Specific Impact of Changes in Job Status on Suicidal Ideation

Crisis ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-96
Author(s):  
Dae-Hwan Kim ◽  
Antonio Rodríguez Andrés ◽  
J. Paul Leigh
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Social Insurance ◽  
Oecd Countries ◽  
Suicidal Risk ◽  
Job Status ◽  
Negative Change ◽  
Part Time ◽  
The Unemployed ◽  
Longitudinal Dataset ◽  
Specific Impact

Abstract. Background: Around the globe, 800,000 people die from suicide every year. Despite being one of the leading causes of death, suicide remains a low public health priority. Korea has the second highest total suicide rate among Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. Aims: The aim of this study was to explore how changes of job status influence suicidal risk in Korea, which lags behind other OECD countries in job security because temporary and part-time jobs are more prevalent in Korea. Method: We made use of a large longitudinal dataset, the Korea Health Panel (KHP). Results: Our findings revealed that a negative change in employment status increased the risk of suicide, but only for males. Limitations: Some individuals might intentionally change their job status, but the data do not indicate why the job status of an individual changes. Conclusion: These findings provide useful insights regarding the Korean labor market. In particular, tackling the issue of job stability, providing training polices for the unemployed and under-employed, and considering social insurance schemes may help to reduce suicide risk.

scholarly journals Physicians’ use of information from sickness certification guidelines: A nationwide Swedish survey

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
V Svärd ◽  
K Alexanderson
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Sick Leave ◽  
Primary Healthcare ◽  
Clinical Importance ◽  
Work Capacity ◽  
Occupational Health Services ◽  
Sickness Certification ◽  
Part Time

Abstract Background Sickness certification guidelines, introduced in Sweden 2007, are to support physician’s work with sickness certification of patients. Our aim was to explore the clinical importance of the guidelines, by studying what kind of information from guidelines the physicians use, and if this differ between type of clinics. Methods Data from a questionnaire sent to all 34 718 physicians in Sweden in 2017 were used (54% response rate). The study is based on answers from the 13 750 physicians who had sick-leave consultations. Results Half of the respondents used the guidelines at least once a month, and this was most common in primary healthcare (72%), occupational health services (64%) and psychiatry (61%). The type of information used differed; 53% used recommendations about suggested sick-leave duration and 29% about degree (full- or part-time) of sickness absence. Using information about function respectively work capacity was more common within psychiatry (42 and 42%), primary healthcare (37 and 38%) and occupational health services (35 and 41%) and less common among physicians in surgery and orthopaedic clinics (12 and 12%) who more often used information about duration (48 and 53%). In total, 74% reported that the guidelines to some extent were problematic to apply while 29% reported that they improved the quality of how they handled sickness certification tasks. Half (47%) experienced that the guidelines facilitated their contacts with patients. Conclusions The use of sickness certification guidelines varied between type of clinic and a majority experienced to some extent that the guidelines were problematic to apply. Further studies are needed to assess what information physicians in different settings need and what developments of the guidelines that are warranted. Key messages Half of the physicians used the sickness certification guidelines every month, but the type of information used varied with type of clinical setting. As many as half of the physicians stated that the sickness certification guidelines facilitated their contacts with patients, but a majority found them somewhat problematic to apply.

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