Absent with Leave: The Implications of Demographic Change for Worker Absenteeism

Poschmann, Finn; Chatur, Omar

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“…However, it has come to be understood as a complex problem, that is, the product of “a variety of behaviours with different causes masquerading as a unitary phenomenon” (Johns : 159; see also Johns and Nicholson ; Gosselin, Lemyre and Corneil ). For instance, absenteeism has been linked to a wide variety of causes, such as job dissatisfaction (Johns ; Hackett ), sickness (Johns ; Bergström et al ), childcare associated problems (including sick children as well as childcare arrangements) (Johns ; Goff, Mount and Jamison ), poor weather (Markham and Markham ), generous collective bargaining agreements (Dalton and Perry ; Conference Board of Canada ), shiftwork (Böckerman and Laukkanen ), socio‐demographical characteristics such as gender and age (women and older employees have higher rates of absenteeism) (Poschmann and Chatur ; Uppal and LaRochelle‐Côté ; Conference Board of Canada ), negative attitudes towards work (Gellatly and Luchak ), workplace behaviour and culture (Blau and Boal ; Gellatly and Luchak ; Johns ; Gosselin, Lemyre and Corneil ), and strict managerial practices (Frooman, Mendelson and Murphy ), among others. Further compounding its complexity is that it is not always clear if absenteeism is a consequence of other factors, an antecedent or another variable (Johns ; Martocchio and Jimeno ).…”

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The conundrum of absenteeism in the Canadian public service: A wicked problem perspective

McGrandle¹,

Ohemeng²

2017

Can Public Adm

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Absenteeism has received increasing attention in public sectors across the world. In Canada's federal public service, absenteeism cost the government approximately $871 million in lost wages in 2013 alone (Barkel 2014a). Current and previous Canadian governments have attempted to reform sick-leave policy to reduce absenteeism, but simple solutions to a complex problem will likely result in negative and unforeseen consequences. This article conceptualizes absenteeism as a "wicked problem" to explore its complexity. Addressing absenteeism requires a deeper understanding of issues and factors by government representatives, unions, NGOs, and policy experts, which can lead to multifaceted solutions.Sommaire : L'absent eisme a fait l'objet d'une attention croissante dans les secteurs publics du monde entier. Dans la fonction publique f ed erale canadienne, l'absent eisme a coût e au gouvernement environ 871 millions $ en salaires perdus en 2013 seulement (Barkel 2014a). Les gouvernements canadiens actuels et pr ec edents ont tent e de r eformer la politique des cong es de maladie pour r eduire l'absent eisme, mais de simples solutions pour faire face a un problème complexe auront vraisemblablement des cons equences n egatives et impr evues. Cet article conçoit l'absent eisme comme un « problème pernicieux » pour etudier sa complexit e. Pour s'attaquer a l'absent eisme, il faut que les repr esentants gouvernementaux, les syndicats, les ONG et les experts en politique aient une compr ehension plus approfondie des questions et des facteurs en jeu, et cela pourra conduire a des solutions multiformes. Jocelyn McGrandle is a PhD candidate in

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The conundrum of absenteeism in the Canadian public service: A wicked problem perspective

McGrandle¹,

Ohemeng²

2017

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High Frequency Traders: Angels or Devils?

MacIntosh

2013

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other anonymous reviewers for helpful comments. Ian Bandeen's many and detailed comments on the paper, coupled with lengthy discussions with the author, were particularly useful, and resulted in more substantive changes to the paper than can be adequately acknowledged in a short thank-you. 1 HF traders do not hold stock or other assets in which they trade for long; the duration of the average round trip -that is, the combined buy/sell or sell/buy transaction -is measured in seconds or milliseconds. 2 The proportion of HF trades as a proportion of all trades is sensitive to the market under scrutiny. HF traders participate, but differentially so, in both "lit" public markets and dark pools. In addition, HF traders such as Getco, ATD, Knight, and Citadel are significant "internalizers," purchasing order flow from retail brokers and internally matching buy-and-sell orders, rather than executing them over a stock exchange or other external trading venue. Although internalization is not technically HFT, it is an important artifact of market structure. In calculating the percentage of trades in which HF traders participate, one should take care to exclude crosses; these are big block trades that are negotiated outside of the lit market and merely reported on a public market. 3 See also "A head start for HFT; or a downward spiral?" FTSE Global Markets 66 (November 2012), available online at http://www.ftseglobalmarkets.com/issues/issue-66-november-2012/a-headstart-for-hft-or-a-downward-spiral.html. 4 Those most likely to be HF traders had two particular attributes: they were "fast," and they traded using direct market access; see IIROC (2011, 26).High frequency trading (HFT) -the use of extremely high speed computers and automated trading algorithms to trade high volumes of stock at lightning speed 1 -has transformed world capital markets, nowhere more completely, or more rapidly, than in the United States.

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Paying Hospital-Based Doctors: Fee for Whose Service?

Blomqvist

Busby²

2013

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Absent with Leave: The Implications of Demographic Change for Worker Absenteeism

Cited by 7 publications

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The conundrum of absenteeism in the Canadian public service: A wicked problem perspective

The conundrum of absenteeism in the Canadian public service: A wicked problem perspective

High Frequency Traders: Angels or Devils?

Paying Hospital-Based Doctors: Fee for Whose Service?

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