The rise in absenteeism: disentangling the impacts of cohort, age and time

Biørn, Erik; Gaure, Simen; Markussen, Simen; Røed, Knut

doi:10.1007/s00148-012-0403-2

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“…Given that work ethics, when first established in the individual, are time‐invariant (Heinemann 2008, Hyggen 2008), and hence adjusted for by the fixed effects model, this additional finding does not support the normative erosion hypothesis. This is in line with previous register‐based research from Norway that did not find rises in sickness absence to be affected by the inclusion of new cohorts into the workforce (Biørn et al 2010), while it is in conflict with other research using more direct measures of norms (Lindbeck and Nyberg 2006, Heinemann 2008).…”

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confidence: 82%

Long‐term effects of poor health on employment: the significance of life stage and educational level

Wel

2011

Sociology Health & Illness

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Previous research has found the employment consequences of poor health to be of increased magnitude in low qualified groups. The purpose of this study is to investigate if this relationship varies within different stages of the life course when focusing on long term associations with non-employment. An expectation of the article is that stronger effects of poor health may be found in young adults compared to middle aged people. The article considers two possible explanations: normative change and life stage resources. Using three-wave panel data from the Norwegian county of Nord-Trøndelag, the HUNT study allows the study of respondents over two decades. Two narrow cohorts have been selected for comparison, and health was measured by self-reported longstanding limiting illness. For the analyses, cross tabulations, logistic regression, and fixed effects logistic regression techniques are used. The article concludes in favour of the resource explanation; young adulthood is a critical period in relation to long term employment consequences of poor health, and especially so among people with fewer educational resources. Cohort differences in the employment consequences of poor health are not likely to be caused by poorer work ethics among younger cohorts.

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confidence: 82%

Long‐term effects of poor health on employment: the significance of life stage and educational level

Wel

2011

Sociology Health & Illness

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“…The company had invested millions in new factories, production lines, and processes that improved ergonomics and safety in the workplace, thus reducing the risk of accidents, injuries, and sickness due to the work conditions. In addition, the average age of cooperative members went down in this period, from 45.5 years in 1999 to 43 years in 2006 (Fagor, 2006), something that theoretically should have contributed to lower absenteeism rates (e.g., Biørn, Gaure, Markussen, & Røed, 2013).…”

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Can employee ownership and human resource management policies clash in worker cooperatives? Lessons from a defunct cooperative

Basterretxea

Saizarbitoria

Lertxundi

2019

Human Resource Management

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The article analyzes the interaction between employee ownership, HRM policies and practices, and HRM outcomes in what was the world's biggest industrial worker cooperative for decades, and now defunct, Fagor Electrodomésticos. Using longitudinal internal data and detailed interviews with key stakeholders, this paper sheds light on how employee ownership conditioned HRM policies. HRM outcomes—such as job satisfaction and absenteeism—are also analyzed over a long period of time. Chronic nepotism when recruiting new members, failures in the training policy, impoverished and Taylorist working systems, and reverse dominance hierarchies are analyzed as factors that increased free riding and caused low satisfaction and the disengagement of working members. This case study contributes to the literature on HRM and worker cooperatives as it provides some insights that are rarely found in that literature. It also provides guidance to worker cooperatives about increasing the fit between employee ownership and HRM policies and outcomes.

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“…In many countries the absence rate for women is much higher than for men and the gap has been increasing over time (e.g., for the USA, see Paringer 1983; for Norway, see Mykletun et al 2010, Almlidutvalget 2010, Biørn et al 2010, Dale-Olsen and Markussen 2010for Sweden, see Angelov et al 2011). Alexanderson et al (1996) have investigated this empirical pattern and report a reduction in the gender gap by 50 percent when comparing males and females aged 16 to 44 exclusive of pregnant women.…”

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Sick leave before, during and after pregnancy

Rieck

Telle

2013

Acta Sociologica

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Abstract:Using registry data on every employed Norwegian woman giving birth to her first child during the period 1995-2008, we describe patterns of certified and paid sick leave before, during and after pregnancy. By following the same women over time, we can explore how observed sick leave patterns are -or are not -related to the women's exiting (or reentering) employment. The results show that sick leave increases abruptly in the month of conception, and continues to grow throughout the term of pregnancy. Sick leave during pregnancy has been rising substantially compared with pre-pregnancy levels over the period 1995-2008, but this increase seems unrelated to women's growing age at first birth. In line with hypotheses of women's "double burden", observed sick leave rates increase in the years after birth. However, when we handle some obvious selection issues -like sick leave during a succeeding pregnancy -the increase in women's sick leave in the years after birth dissolves. Overall, we find little, if any, sign of the relevance of "double burden" hypotheses in explaining the excessive sick leave of women compared with men.

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The rise in absenteeism: disentangling the impacts of cohort, age and time

Cited by 11 publications

References 19 publications

Long‐term effects of poor health on employment: the significance of life stage and educational level

Long‐term effects of poor health on employment: the significance of life stage and educational level

Can employee ownership and human resource management policies clash in worker cooperatives? Lessons from a defunct cooperative

Sick leave before, during and after pregnancy

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