Measuring and Assessing Sick Absence from Work: a European Cross‑sectional Study

Elżbieta Antczak; Katarzyna M. Miszczyńska

doi:10.18778/1508-2008.26.37

Autor

Elżbieta Antczak University of Lodz, Department of Spatial Econometrics, Faculty of Economics and Sociology https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9695-6300
Katarzyna M. Miszczyńska University of Lodz, Faculty of Economics and Sociology, Department of Public Finance, Lodz, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4924-7605

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18778/1508-2008.26.37

Słowa kluczowe:

absencja chorobowa pracowników, absenteizm, globalne miary absencji, międzynawowe porównania, zróżnicowanie regionalne, kraje Europy

Abstrakt

W artykule dokonano obszernej analizy absencji chorobowej pracowników w krajach Europy. W tym celu skonstruowano i przetestowano trzy miary absenteizmu: globalny wskaźnik absencji, wskaźnik częstości absencji i surowy absolutny wskaźnik absencji. Do obliczenia wskaźników wykorzystano dane pochodzące z baz mających otwarty dostęp, m.in. Eurostatu, OECD, WHO. W artykule uwzględniono długookresową trajektorię (1970–2020) oraz wpływ zróżnicowania regionalnego na absencję chorobową pracujących. Wykorzystując współczynniki korelacji i analizę wariancji, przetestowano odporność miar oraz przedstawiono ograniczenia proponowanego podejścia. Wyniki dowodzą, że proponowane wskaźniki stanowią unikalne narzędzie służące ocenie i monitorowaniu stanu absencji chorobowej w krajach europejskich. Co więcej, miary dają pewną elastyczność i możliwość ich stosowania w kontekście porównywalności i dostępności danych statycznych. Wybór indeksu powinien być jednak determinowany celem badań nad absencją chorobową, ze względu na zróżnicowany potencjał interpretacyjny i aplikacyjny mierników.

Pobrania

Brak dostępnych danych do wyświetlenia.

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