Profile of disability retirement among civil servants at Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, 2012–2016

Abstract

| Background: Disability retirement, an outcome of permanent incapacity for work, represents 14.5% of pensions granted by the Brazilian National Social Security Institute. However, there are no data available for civil servants. Objective: To describe the epidemiological profile of disability retirement among employees of Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ) in the period from 2012 to 2016. Methods: Cross-sectional study in which we analyzed the following variables: age, sex, total working time, years of work at FIOCRUZ, position and reason for retirement as per ICD-10 codes. The significance level was set to p=0.05 and all the data are presented with 95% confidence interval. Results: The prevalence of disability retirement in the analyzed period was 113/10,000 employees. Employees granted disability retirement benefits worked about 9 years less. Odds for disability were higher for technicians (prevalence ratio-PR=6.83) and technical assistants (PR=7.67). Mental and behavioral disorders were the main reason for disability retirement (38.71%). Conclusion: Noncommunicable diseases are the main cause of disability retirement. We call the attention to the need to revise the legislation that establishes mandatory retirement after 24 months of sick leave. An interdisciplinary occupational health surveillance approach is necessary to obtain accurate knowledge of the actual situation in workplaces and of the impacts of work processes.

Quality of life and factors associated among public university employees retired due to disabilities

“…It is believed that the public service structure and organization are obstacles for workers to control the work performed, contributing to early retirements. These data are similar to those from another study conducted with retirees due to disabilities, which identified that they were still individuals of productive age (21) . This fact exerts impacts on the Brazilian social security system, which has a history of deficits, as well as on financial deficits for workers, who often did not reach the necessary contribution time to realize full retirement (22) .…”

“…Age below the established for retirement among those distanced due to disabilities was identified in different realities, with various groups of workers around the world 21 , 23 . This fact only ratifies the importance of this theme and of implementing measures to prevent early exit from the labor market.…”

Calidad de vida y factores asociados de empleados jubilados por invalidez de universidades públicas

“…Se cree que la estructura y organización del servicio público son obstáculos para que el trabajador tenga control sobre el trabajo que realiza, lo que contribuye a que haya bajas anticipadas. Esos datos son similares a los de otro estudio con jubilados por invalidez, que identificó que eran personas que aún tenían edad para trabajar (21) .…”

“…Se identificó que jubilados por invalidez con diferentes realidades y pertenecientes a diferentes grupos de trabajadores en todo el mundo no habían alcanzado la edad mínima para jubilarse (21,23) . Este hecho confirma lo importante que es este tema y que se tomen medidas para evitar la salida anticipada del mercado laboral.…”

Qualidade de vida e fatores associados entre servidores aposentados por invalidez de universidades públicas

“…Acredita-se que a estrutura e a organização do serviço público são obstáculos para que o trabalhador tenha o controle sobre o trabalho desempenhado, contribuindo para os afastamentos precoces. Esses dados são análogos aos de outro estudo com aposentados por invalidez, o qual identificou que eles ainda eram pessoas em idades produtivas (21) . Esse fato provoca impactos no sistema previdenciário brasileiro que apresenta um histórico deficitário, como também, em déficits financeiros ao trabalhador, que, muitas vezes, não alcançou o tempo de contribuição necessário para perceber a aposentadoria integral (22) .…”