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Sickness Benefit Rules and Work Absence: An Empirical Study Based on European Data

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  • Sabine Chaupain-Guillot
  • Olivier Guillot

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Using data from the 2010 European Working Conditions Survey, this study explores the determinants of health-related absences from work in European countries. The focus is on the impact of sick leave rules. Five parameters of the sickness benefit system are taken into account: the requirement to produce a doctor?s certificate on the first day of absence, the length of the qualifying period, the existence of a waiting period before receipt of benefits, the compensation level, and the duration of benefits. Employees? absence behaviors are analyzed using multilevel logistic regressions. The results show that cross-country differences in the probability of absence are partly attributable to differences in sick leave legislation. The most significant factor is whether employers are required to continue paying full wages in case of illness. As expected, the propensity to be absent is significantly higher in countries where this rule applies.

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  • Sabine Chaupain-Guillot & Olivier Guillot, 2017. "Sickness Benefit Rules and Work Absence: An Empirical Study Based on European Data," Revue d'économie politique, Dalloz, vol. 127(6), pages 1109-1137.
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    1. Elena Grinza & François Rycx, 2020. "The Impact of Sickness Absenteeism on Firm Productivity: New Evidence from Belgian Matched Employer–Employee Panel Data," Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 59(1), pages 150-194, January.
    2. François-Olivier Baudot, 2022. "Impact of Benzodiazepine Use on the Risk of Occupational Accident," Erudite Working Paper 2022-02, Erudite.
    3. Sebastien Menard, 2021. "Optimal sickness benefits in a principal–agent model," Social Choice and Welfare, Springer;The Society for Social Choice and Welfare, vol. 57(1), pages 5-33, July.
    4. Ose, Solveig Osborg & Kaspersen, Silje Lill & Leinonen, Taina & Verstappen, Suzanne & de Rijk, Angelique & Spasova, Slavina & Hultqvist, Sara & Nørup, Iben & Pálsson, Jón R. & Blume, Andreas & Paterno, 2022. "Follow-up regimes for sick-listed employees: A comparison of nine north-western European countries," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 126(7), pages 619-631.

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