Comprendre les disparités des arrêts maladie selon les départements

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The links between difficult working conditions and sickness absences in the case of French workers

“…Our results are broadly consistent with the literature on the individual and employment determinants of sick leave (Ben Halima et al, 2011; Barnay et al, 2013). In line with previous empirical studies on work absenteeism, we found that men are less likely than women to experience several absence spells in a year with a high cumulative number of days of absence (Chaupain‐Guillot & Guillot, 2007; Frick & Malo, 2008; Ben Halima et al, 2011; Ben Halima & Regaert, 2013), even after we controlled for gender differences in job characteristics and working conditions. Conversely, having at least one child under 3 years of age positively influences the frequency and cumulative duration of sick leave.…”

The Effects of the Complementary Compensation on Sickness Absence: an Approach Based on Collective Bargaining Agreements in France

“…Longer absences from work can, thus, appear to be the result of employees’ more or less constrained choices concerning their labour market participation. This age effect also exists concerning the likelihood of being on sick leave (Ben Halima et al ., ).…”

“…Periods of absenteeism are adjusted according to the loss of earnings and applicable monetary penalties. This result is confirmed by an empirical study that was conducted on French medico‐administrative data and showed that an employee's current wage has a negative effect on the duration of sick leave and that high‐wage increases over the long term tend to reduce sick leave duration at least for men (Ben Halima and Regaert, ; Ben Halima et al ., ).…”

“…Several studies have revealed the role that sickness benefit systems play in explaining the gaps in sick leave rates within the European Union (Bonato and Lusinyan, ; Osterkamp and Röhn, ). Empirical results have shown a positive relationship between the level of sickness benefits and sick leave rates (Bonato and Lusinyan, ; Chaupain‐Guillot and Guillot, ; De Paola et al ., ; Ziebarth and Karlsson, ), the number of sick days (Frick and Malo, ; Osterkamp and Röhn, ; Ziebarth and Karlsson, ), or sick leave duration (Ben Halima et al ., ; Johansson and Palme, ). The latter studies concluded that employees adapt their sick leave behaviour to the level of the health insurance system's sickness benefits.…”

“…The economic literature has addressed insurance parameters and daily sickness benefit systems as important factors that account for the occurrence and duration of sick leave (Allen, ; Barmby et al ., ; Ben Halima et al ., ; Chaupain‐Guillot and Guillot, ; Drago and Wooden, ; Per and Mårten, ; Ziebarth and Karlsson, ). In France, several agents are involved in the sickness absence compensation system.…”