We evaluate the effects of a reduction in sick pay from 100 to 80% of the wage. Unlike previous literature, apart from absence from work, we also consider effects on doctor/hospital visits and subjective health indicators. We also add to the literature by estimating both switch-on and switch-off...

Zahlen, Daten, Analysen aus allen Branchen der Wirtschaft Der Fehlzeiten-Report, der jährlich als Buch erscheint, informiert umfassend über die Struktur und Entwicklung des Krankenstandes der Beschäftigten in der deutschen Wirtschaft und beleuchtet dabei detailliert einzelne Branchen. Der...

Exploiting unique German administrative data, we estimate the association between an expansion in maternity leave duration from two to six months in 1979 and mothers' post-birth long-term sickness absence over a period of three decades after childbirth. Using a regression discontinuity design,...

Both economic and epidemiological literature has shown that perceived high strain at work and lack of social infrastructures are good predictors of sick-leave. The latter is particularly relevant in countries where facilities for children and care services are scarce and women are asked to fill...

This study estimates the reform effects of a reduction in statutory sick pay levels on various outcome dimensions. A federal law reduced the legal obligation of German employers to provide 100 percent continued wages for up to six weeks per sickness episode to 80 percent. This measure increased...

We argue that firms with interdependent worker productivity, team production, have a higher cost of absence and, as a consequence, spend additional resources on monitoring absence. As a result, firms with team production should have lower absence rates. We estimate the determinants of absence...

Steffen Hillebrecht strukturiert in diesem essential die Anlässe für Sabbaticals und zeigt Arbeitnehmern wie auch Personalabteilungen die Möglichkeiten für eine faire, karrierefördernde Gestaltung auf. Beispiele und zahlreiche Literaturverweise helfen bei der Vertiefung des Themas und der...