Labour market trajectories after part-time sickness absence: a nationwide cohort study from Finland.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The use of part-time sickness absence (pSA) enables return to part-time work from full sickness absence. However, subsequent labour market outcomes of pSA users depend on various individual and work-related characteristics. We investigated labour market paths of private and public sector employees after having a pSA spell. Moreover, we examined individual and work-related factors associated with following them.

Design

Longitudinal register-based cohort study.

Setting

Finnish employed population.

Participants

9896 receivers of partial sickness allowance aged 45-56 in the years 2010-2014.

Outcome

We constructed labour market trajectories based on the proportion of time spent in various labour market statuses measured over 3 years after the end o

SUBMITTER: Hartikainen E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10619081 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature