Commuting and Sickness Absence

Lorenz, Olga; Goerke, Laszlo

doi:10.2139/ssrn.3081417

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“…Furthermore, research elsewhere has shown that increased sickness absences are associated with longer commuting times [24,25], and longer commuting distances [26].…”

Section: Interpretation Of Findingsmentioning

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Do differences in work disability duration by interjurisdictional claim status vary by industry and jurisdictional context?

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ObjectivesTo examine whether differences in work disability duration between out-of-province and within-province workers differed by industry and jurisdictional context.MethodsWorkers’ compensation data were used to identify comparable lost time, work-related injury and musculoskeletal disorder claims accepted in six Canadian jurisdictions between 2006 and 2015. Out-of-province workers were identified as workers who filed claims in a different provincial jurisdiction to their province of residence. Coarsened exact matching was used to match out-of-province workers with within-province workers based on observable characteristics. Quantile regression models were used to estimate differences in cumulative disability days paid between out-of-province workers and within-province workers at different percentiles in the disability distribution, adjusting for confounders.ResultsCompared with within-province workers, out-of-province workers were paid more disability days even after matching and adjusting on observable characteristics. Differences between the two groups of workers were observed for short-duration, medium-duration and long-duration claims (differences of 1.57, 6.39, 21.42, 46.43 days at the 25th, 50th, 75th and 90th percentiles, respectively). Industry-specific models showed that differences were largest in construction, transportation and warehousing, and mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction. Jurisdiction-specific models showed that differences were largest in the western provinces where out-of-province workers were concentrated in those sectors.ConclusionsOut-of-province workers are a vulnerable group with respect to risk of longer work disability duration. Workers’ compensation systems, employers and healthcare providers may need to tailor specific interventions for these types of workers, particularly those employed in resource economy-dependent regions that are far from their regions of residence.

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“…Furthermore, research elsewhere has shown that increased sickness absences are associated with longer commuting times [24,25], and longer commuting distances [26].…”

Section: Interpretation Of Findingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Do differences in work disability duration by interjurisdictional claim status vary by industry and jurisdictional context?

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“…Relationship between subjective commuting demands and these outcomes are (relatively speaking) less common in the literature, but still represented. For example, perceived traffic congestion and commute variability were related to higher perceived stress (Gottholmseder et al, 2009; Haider et al, 2013). We found partial support for these hypotheses due to several reports of positive relationships between objective commuting demands and wellbeing (contradicting Hypothesis 1b).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Longer commutes (e.g., more time spent commuting) were also related to subjective strain-related criteria for health outcomes, work outcomes, and family outcomes. Commute duration was associated with higher perceived stress (Gottholmseder et al, 2009; Haider et al, 2013), lower life satisfaction (Jun et al, 2019; Kleinfehn, 2016; Nie & Sousa-Poza, 2018), lower job satisfaction (Crawley, 2014; Roberts et al, 2011; Sun et al, 2020), poorer mental health and subjective wellbeing (Roberts et al, 2011; Stutzer & Frey, 2008), poorer perceived health (Sun et al, 2020; Urhonen et al, 2016), greater intent to quit (Morrow, 2010), and higher work-family conflict (Morrow, 2010). Finally, one study investigated indirect effects of objective commuting demands on wellbeing (albeit not as depicted in our model).…”

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confidence: 99%

Commuting demands and appraisals: A systematic review and meta-analysis of strain and wellbeing outcomes

Murphy

Cobb

Rudolph

et al. 2022

Organizational Psychology Review

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Research on commuting to work and its potential consequences for employee strain and wellbeing has accumulated across various disciplines. However, this has led to a narrow research scope with wide methodological variability. An integration of this literature is needed to understand the breadth of the commuting experience and interpret heterogeneous findings. Extending the transactional stress model, we propose that commuting is a demand that can have both negative and positive effects on outcomes through commuting appraisals. We present a systematic review (k = 109 studies) and meta-analysis (k = 39 studies) of these relationships. Our systematic review finds partial support for our hypotheses, and our meta-analysis suggests that objective commuting demands are positively associated with strain outcomes (r ̅_xy = .089; especially perceived stress, r ̅_xy = .153), but unrelated to wellbeing outcomes. Subjective commuting appraisals are unrelated to strain or wellbeing outcomes. We conclude with recommendations for methodological improvements and implications for research and practice. Plain language summary Commuting is a nearly ubiquitous part of contemporary employment. Over the last several decades, empirical research on commuting has accumulated across various disciplines. Our systematic review and meta-analysis take stock of relationships regarding commuting demands, appraisals of commuting, and strainand wellbeing-related outcomes. The results of the qualitative review indicate that there are both positive and negative implications of commuting. Commuting demands are related to favorable and unfavorable appraisals, and commuting demands are also related to both strain and wellbeing outcomes. However, the result of our quantitative meta-analysis suggests that time spent commuting is positively associated with strain outcomes, but unrelated to wellbeing outcomes. Subjective commuting appraisals are unrelated to strain and wellbeing outcomes. We outline implications for future research (e.g., commuting’s role in boundary management), highlight methodological challenges (e.g., variability in reporting), and provide recommendations for practice (e.g., offer resources that mitigate consequences of commuting).

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“…The marginal product f 0 (n) is assumed to be strictly positive and decreasing in the number of workers n. Without loss of generality, we further assume that the basic contribution of each employee to the firm's output does not depend on the travel mode used for commuting and the availability of an employer-provided parking space, thus f 0 (n w ) = f 0 (n e ). However, because recent empirical evidence indicates a negative relationship between the extent of commuting and employee productivity (Ma and Ye, 2019;Goerke and Lorenz, 2017;Fernald, 1999;Prud'homme and Lee, 1999;Van Ommeren and Gutiérrez-i-Puigarnau, 2011;Winston, 2013), output is diminished by g(t w , t e ), where g 0 > 0 is the marginal productivity loss owing to longer commutes [13].…”

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Less workplace parking with fully autonomous vehicles?

Tscharaktschiew

Reimann

2022

JICV

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Purpose Recent studies on commuter parking in an age of fully autonomous vehicles (FAVs) suggest, that the number of parking spaces close to the workplace demanded by commuters will decline because of the capability of FAVs to return home, to seek out (free) parking elsewhere or just cruise. This would be good news because, as of today, parking is one of the largest consumers of urban land and is associated with substantial costs to society. None of the studies, however, is concerned with the special case of employer-provided parking, although workplace parking is a widespread phenomenon and, in many instances, the dominant form of commuter parking. The purpose of this paper is to analyze whether commuter parking will decline with the advent of self-driving cars when parking is provided by the employer. Design/methodology/approach This study looks at commuter parking from the perspective of both the employer and the employee because in the case of employer-provided parking, the firm’s decision to offer a parking space and the incentive of employees to accept that offer are closely interrelated because of the fringe benefit character of workplace parking. This study develops an economic equilibrium model that explicitly maps the employer–employee relationship, considering the treatment of parking provision and parking policy in the income tax code and accounting for adverse effects from commuting, parking and public transit. This study determines the market level of employer-provided parking in the absence and presence of FAVs and identifies the factors that drive the difference. This study then approximates the magnitude of each factor, relying on recent (first) empirical evidence on the impacts of FAVs. Findings This paper’s analysis suggests that as long as distortive (tax) policy favors employer-provided parking, FAVs are no guarantee to end up with less commuter parking. Originality/value This study’s findings imply that in a world of self-driving cars, policy intervention related to work commuting (e.g. fringe benefit taxation or transport pricing) might be even more warranted than today.

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Commuting and Sickness Absence

Cited by 10 publications

References 74 publications

Do differences in work disability duration by interjurisdictional claim status vary by industry and jurisdictional context?

Do differences in work disability duration by interjurisdictional claim status vary by industry and jurisdictional context?

Commuting demands and appraisals: A systematic review and meta-analysis of strain and wellbeing outcomes

Less workplace parking with fully autonomous vehicles?

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