Determinants of the duration of sick leave due to occupational injuries: evidence from Spanish manufacturing

Introduction: Despite the significant economic impact of occupational injuries on companies and society, studies focused on analyzing the determinants of workdays lost due to sick leave remain scarce and incomplete. This paper contributes to this issue by (a) analyzing the drivers of sick leave dura...

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Autores: Arocena Garro, Pablo, García-Carrizosa, Laura M.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad Pública de Navarra
Repositorio:Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
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Palabra clave:Absenteeism
Moral hazard
Recovery time
Work-related injuries
Working days lost
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spelling Determinants of the duration of sick leave due to occupational injuries: evidence from Spanish manufacturingArocena Garro, PabloGarcía-Carrizosa, Laura M.AbsenteeismMoral hazardRecovery timeWork-related injuriesWorking days lostIntroduction: Despite the significant economic impact of occupational injuries on companies and society, studies focused on analyzing the determinants of workdays lost due to sick leave remain scarce and incomplete. This paper contributes to this issue by (a) analyzing the drivers of sick leave duration, distinguishing factors that explain the health recovery time from those that could lead workers to a voluntary extension of the absence period, and (b) formulating and empirically testing the effect of gender, citizenship, temporary work, job tenure, amount of disability benefit, and size of the injured worker's firm on the number of days the employee is off work after the injury. Method: Hypotheses are tested on a comprehensive dataset that includes all nonfatal occupational injuries causing sick leave that occurred in the manufacturing sector in Spain during 2015¿2019, with more than 400,000 injuries. We conduct ordinary least squares and count data regression models in which the number of days off work is regressed on employees and work characteristics while accounting for a set of variables to control the injury's nature and severity. Results: The results show that after considering the intrinsic characteristics of the injury and the severity of the worker's injuries, women, native workers, workers with more seniority, workers with higher salaries, and those working in larger companies have longer periods of sick leave. The results suggest that moral hazard considerations significantly impact the time to return to work after an occupational injury. Practical applications: Based on the findings, several insights for company managers and public decision-makers are discussed. Specifically, interventions aimed at improving the organization of work and the working conditions of workers in manufacturing industries are highlighted, as well as the need to improve control and supervision mechanisms during the recovery process of injured workers.The authors acknowledge financial support from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, Grant PID2020-114460GB-C32 funded by MCIN/AEI/ 10.13039/501100011033. Open access funding provided by Universidad Pública de Navarra.ElsevierInstitute for Advanced Research in Business and Economics - INARBEUniversidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa2023info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2454/46728reponame:Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarrainstname:Universidad Pública de NavarraInglésinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/PID2020-114460GB-C32© 2023 The Author(s). This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:academica-e.unavarra.es:2454/467282026-06-17T12:41:47Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Determinants of the duration of sick leave due to occupational injuries: evidence from Spanish manufacturing
title Determinants of the duration of sick leave due to occupational injuries: evidence from Spanish manufacturing
spellingShingle Determinants of the duration of sick leave due to occupational injuries: evidence from Spanish manufacturing
Arocena Garro, Pablo
Absenteeism
Moral hazard
Recovery time
Work-related injuries
Working days lost
title_short Determinants of the duration of sick leave due to occupational injuries: evidence from Spanish manufacturing
title_full Determinants of the duration of sick leave due to occupational injuries: evidence from Spanish manufacturing
title_fullStr Determinants of the duration of sick leave due to occupational injuries: evidence from Spanish manufacturing
title_full_unstemmed Determinants of the duration of sick leave due to occupational injuries: evidence from Spanish manufacturing
title_sort Determinants of the duration of sick leave due to occupational injuries: evidence from Spanish manufacturing
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Arocena Garro, Pablo
García-Carrizosa, Laura M.
author Arocena Garro, Pablo
author_facet Arocena Garro, Pablo
García-Carrizosa, Laura M.
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author2 García-Carrizosa, Laura M.
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Institute for Advanced Research in Business and Economics - INARBE
Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Absenteeism
Moral hazard
Recovery time
Work-related injuries
Working days lost
topic Absenteeism
Moral hazard
Recovery time
Work-related injuries
Working days lost
description Introduction: Despite the significant economic impact of occupational injuries on companies and society, studies focused on analyzing the determinants of workdays lost due to sick leave remain scarce and incomplete. This paper contributes to this issue by (a) analyzing the drivers of sick leave duration, distinguishing factors that explain the health recovery time from those that could lead workers to a voluntary extension of the absence period, and (b) formulating and empirically testing the effect of gender, citizenship, temporary work, job tenure, amount of disability benefit, and size of the injured worker's firm on the number of days the employee is off work after the injury. Method: Hypotheses are tested on a comprehensive dataset that includes all nonfatal occupational injuries causing sick leave that occurred in the manufacturing sector in Spain during 2015¿2019, with more than 400,000 injuries. We conduct ordinary least squares and count data regression models in which the number of days off work is regressed on employees and work characteristics while accounting for a set of variables to control the injury's nature and severity. Results: The results show that after considering the intrinsic characteristics of the injury and the severity of the worker's injuries, women, native workers, workers with more seniority, workers with higher salaries, and those working in larger companies have longer periods of sick leave. The results suggest that moral hazard considerations significantly impact the time to return to work after an occupational injury. Practical applications: Based on the findings, several insights for company managers and public decision-makers are discussed. Specifically, interventions aimed at improving the organization of work and the working conditions of workers in manufacturing industries are highlighted, as well as the need to improve control and supervision mechanisms during the recovery process of injured workers.
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