We study employee absence in Danish organizations. In contrast to Steers and Rhodes (1978), who stress the importance … of individual and organizational characteristics in shaping employees' motivation to attend work, we show that absence is … predominantly an individualized phenomenon. Because the within-group variation in absence clearly dominates the between …

sickness absence. A pre-determined, piecewise linear policy rule in which the replacement rate is determined by past earnings … statistically significant point estimate of the elasticity of the duration of sickness absence with respect to the replacement rate …

’s decision to report an absence can be influenced if it is costly to be absent. Firms can reduce absenteeism by implementing …Do workplace programs help reduce worker sickness absence? Many programs are based on the principle that the employee … the firm. Specific programs, such as grading partial absence, seem to be effective at reducing long-term absences. However …

We analyse labour supply and absence from work choices, assuming that individual preferences exhibit relative … consumption concerns. We show that contractual hours and the length of absence periods may vary equally with the strength of … illness periods on contractual work hours and absence behaviour. Consequently, the profitability of employing individuals also …