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Sickness Absence due to Covid Test Obligations in the Workplace

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  • Wanger, Susanne

    (Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, Germany)

  • Weber, Enzo

    (Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, Germany ; Univ. Regensburg)

Abstract

"As vaccines for Covid-19 became available, in 2021 many countries introduced an obligation for employees to provide proof of their Covid status in the workplace, in Germany also known as the 3G rule (vaccinated, recovered, tested). In view of the controversial debate, concerns arose that employees might attempt to circumvent this obligation by taking sick leave. For an empirical panel analysis we combine data from health insurance providers with epidemiological data for the German federal states. In fact, our findings do show that – while controlling for infection rates – a one percentage-point lower vaccination rate led to an increase in the sickness absence rate by 0.021 percentage points when the 3G rule came into effect." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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  • Wanger, Susanne & Weber, Enzo, 2022. "Sickness Absence due to Covid Test Obligations in the Workplace," IAB-Discussion Paper 202207, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany].
    • Handle: RePEc:iab:iabdpa:202207
    DOI: 10.48720/IAB.DP.2207
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    Keywords

    Bundesrepublik Deutschland ; Pandemie ; IAB-Open-Access-Publikation ; Auswirkungen ; Epidemiologie ; Fehlzeiten ; Gesundheitsverhalten ; abhängig Beschäftigte ; Krankenstand ; Prävention ; Test ; Arbeitsverhalten ; 2019-2022;
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    JEL classification:

    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
    • J81 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Working Conditions
    • H12 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Crisis Management

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