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Presenteeism at the workplace : working when sick is a widespread phenomenon with serious consequences for workers, firms, and society

Schnabel, Claus - 2022

Many workers admit that at times they show up for work even though they feel sick. This behavior, termed "presenteeism," is puzzling since most workers do not incur financial losses when staying home sick. The various reasons behind presenteeism are person-related (e.g. individuals' health or...

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Health effects of job insecurity : job insecurity adversely affects health, but fair workplace practices and employee participation can mitigate the effects

Green, Francis - 2015

Research has shown that job insecurity affects both mental and physical health, though the effects are lower when employees are easily re-employable. The detrimental effects of job insecurity can also be partly mitigated by employers allowing greater employee participation in workplace...

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Health effects of job insecurity : job insecurity adversely affects health, but employability policies and otherwise better job quality can mitigate the effects

Green, Francis - 2020

The fear of unemployment has increased around the world in the wake of Covid-19. Research has shown that job insecurity affects both mental and physical health, though the effects are lower when employees are easily re- employable. The detrimental effects of job insecurity could be partly...

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Privatizing sick pay : does it work? ; employer provision of sickness/disability benefits reduces take-up but may also have unintended effects

Koning, Pierre - 2016

Public schemes for sickness benefits and disability insurance are often criticized for the lack of incentive they … these schemes, several modes of privatization could be considered, including the provision of sickness benefits by employers … types of employer incentives seem to lower sickness rates, but they also come at the risk of increased under-reporting and …

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Individual and family labor market impacts of chronic diseases : chronic diseases worsen labor market outcomes, but firms' hiring and retention policies can reduce them

Gaulke, Amanda - 2021

Chronic health conditions are a global concern and can impact labor market outcomes of those diagnosed and their caregivers. Since the global prevalence of many chronic health conditions is on the rise, it is important to know what firms can do to retain and hire workers who are impacted. Firms...

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Happiness as a guide to labor market policy : happiness is key to a productive economy, and a job is key to individual happiness

Ritzen, Jozef M. M. - 2015

Measures of individual happiness, or well-being, can guide labor market policies. Individual unemployment, as well as the rate of unemployment in society, have a negative effect on happiness. In contrast, employment protection and unemployment benefits can contribute to happiness - though when...

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Innovation and employment : technological unemployment is not inevitable - some innovation creates jobs, and some job destruction can be avoided

Vivarelli, Marco - 2015

Studies find that technological change has contributed to the decline in manufacturing and to persistent unemployment in many advanced economies. While process innovation can be job-destroying, product innovation can imply the emergence of new firms, new sectors, and thus new jobs. But even for...

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Can hiring subsidies benefit the unemployed? : hiring subsidies can be a very cost-effective way of helping the unemployed, but only when they are carefully targeted

Brown, Alessio J. G. - 2015

Long-term unemployment can lead to skill attrition and have detrimental effects on future employment prospects, particularly following periods of economic crises when employment growth is slow and cannot accommodate high levels of unemployment. Addressing this problem requires the use of active...

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A flexicurity labor market during recession : long-term unemployment did not rise under the flexicurity model during the great recession, despite the large drop in GDP

Andersen, Torben M. - 2015

Before the great recession of 2008-2009, the "flexicurity" model (with flexibility for firms to adjust their labor force along with income security for workers through the social safety net) attracted attention for its ability to deliver low unemployment. But how did it fare during the...

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Should serverance pay be consistent for all workers? : single, open-ended contracts with sesrverance pay smoothly rising with seniority can decrease both unemployment and job losse...

García Peréz, José Ignacio - 2015

The trend towards labor market flexibility in Europe has typically involved introducing legislation that makes it easier for firms to issue temporary contracts with low firing costs, while not changing the level of protection that is in place for permanent jobs. This has created a strong...

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