Contribution of age, gender and occupational group to the higher risk of disability retirement among Finnish public sector employees

Polvinen, Anu; Laaksonen, Mikko

doi:10.1177/14034948231153913

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“…However, the multiple reasons for retirement were not differentiated in the study in order to maintain good statistical precision. The risk of partial disability retirement is lower in the private sector than in the public sector (Polvinen & Laaksonen, 2023).…”

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Couples' joint retirement by household type: Evidence from Finland

Haapanen

Pehkonen

Seppälä

2023

Labour

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This study examines joint retirement in Finland. Employing a regression discontinuity design, the study leverages the exogenous variation provided by the eligibility age for earnings‐related pensions. The analysis yields three key findings. First, reaching the eligibility age has a significant effect on an individual's retirement. Second, male spouses' retirement at the age of 63 has a spillover effect on their female spouses. Third, disaggregated analyses show that older spouses in low‐income households delay their retirement, older male (female) spouses with female (male) primary earners postpone their retirement, and younger female spouses with male primary earners expedite their retirement.

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Section: Institutional Context Data and Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Couples' joint retirement by household type: Evidence from Finland

Haapanen

Pehkonen

Seppälä

2023

Labour

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“…Consequently, the risk of partial disability retirement has been shown to be higher in the public sector than in the private sector. 40 Moreover, previous studies have found that partial disability retirement is more common in larger than in smaller workplaces, 41 42 which may indicate that it is easier to provide part-time work in larger working units. This may partly explain the differences in the use of partial disability retirement across sectors, as work units in the public sector are usually larger compared with those in the private sector.…”

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

Hartikainen,

Salonen,

Solovieva

et al. 2023

BMJ Open

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ObjectivesThe 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.DesignLongitudinal register-based cohort study.SettingFinnish employed population.Participants9896 receivers of partial sickness allowance aged 45–56 in the years 2010–2014.OutcomeWe constructed labour market trajectories based on the proportion of time spent in various labour market statuses measured over 3 years after the end of the pSA spell using multiresponse trajectory analysis. We then examined how different individual and work-related factors were associated with assignment to the different trajectory groups using logistic regression analyses.ResultsThe majority of the pSA users followed paths where work participation was consistently elevated (Sustained Work group, 40.4%), or only slightly reduced (Slightly Reduced Work group, 31.6%). Moreover, more than 1/10th of the users followed a path where receiving partial work disability benefits became predominant (Partial Work Disability group, 12.5%). The rest followed paths where other non-employment (Other Non-Employed group, 7.8%) or full work disability (Full Work Disability group, 7.7%) became the prevailing status. Lower educational level and income predicted assignment to all other groups than the Sustained Work group. Additional predictors were identified, yet these differed between the trajectory groups.ConclusionsThe majority of the pSA users maintained a connection to working life, yet weaker working life paths were also identified. The paths were determined by various individual and work-related factors that can help health professionals and employers to better target support measures particularly towards individuals whose connection to working life is at risk to weaken after the use of pSA.

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COVID-19-induced changes in the workplace, psychosocial work environment and employee well-being: a longitudinal study

Kausto,

Airaksinen,

Oksanen

et al. 2024

Occupational Medicine

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Background In many workplaces, the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic changed work arrangements, but there is scarce longitudinal evidence on whether psychosocial work environment and employee well-being were affected. Aims To examine the psychosocial work environment and employee well-being before, during and after the pandemic in relation to pandemic-induced changes (working from home, change to other tasks and team reorganization). Methods Survey data from a cohort of 20 944 public sector employees in Finland were collected before (2016–2018), during (2020) and after the pandemic (2022). Multilevel linear and logistic regression was used to examine group differences between the before–during and during–after periods of the pandemic. Results Working from home was associated with a small but favourable change in worktime control, organizational justice and social capital (scale 1–5) during the pandemic and after the pandemic (marginal mean difference ranging from 0.02 to 0.09 with 95% confidence intervals [CIs] from 0.01 to 0.10). There was a post-pandemic increase in work time control, even among participants with a transfer into other tasks (0.11, 95% CI 0.07, 0.14) or team reorganization (0.06, 95% CI 0.02, 0.10). The decline in self-rated work ability (scale 0–10) before and during the pandemic was greater in those transferred into other tasks (−0.10, 95% CI −0.13, −0.06) than in those not (−0.05, 95% CI −0.06, −0.04). Conclusions Working from home during the pandemic was accompanied by small favourable changes in the psychosocial work environment during the pandemic, whereas transition to different tasks was associated with a decline in self-rated work ability.

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Contribution of age, gender and occupational group to the higher risk of disability retirement among Finnish public sector employees

Cited by 4 publications

References 22 publications

Couples' joint retirement by household type: Evidence from Finland

Couples' joint retirement by household type: Evidence from Finland

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

COVID-19-induced changes in the workplace, psychosocial work environment and employee well-being: a longitudinal study

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