Read without ads and support Scribd by becoming a Scribd Premium Reader.
See Premium Plans
 
 
A Review ofSickness-related Leave in 22 HighHuman Development Index Countries
 
Hye Jin Rho, John Schmitt,Alison Earle, and Jody Heymann
May 2009
Center for Economic and Policy Research
1611 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 400Washington, D.C. 20009202-293-5380www.cepr.net
 
A Review of Sickness-related Leave in 22 High Human Development Index Countries
i
 
Contents
Introduction........................................................................................................................................................1
 
 Australia...............................................................................................................................................................1
 
 Austria..................................................................................................................................................................2
 
Belgium................................................................................................................................................................3
 
Canada.................................................................................................................................................................3
 
Denmark..............................................................................................................................................................5
 
Finland.................................................................................................................................................................7
 
France..................................................................................................................................................................8
 
Germany..............................................................................................................................................................9
 
Greece..................................................................................................................................................................9
 
Iceland...............................................................................................................................................................10
 
Ireland................................................................................................................................................................11
 
Italy.....................................................................................................................................................................13
 
 Japan..................................................................................................................................................................14
 
Luxembourg......................................................................................................................................................15
 
Netherlands.......................................................................................................................................................15
 
New Zealand....................................................................................................................................................16
 
Norway..............................................................................................................................................................16
 
Spain...................................................................................................................................................................17
 
Sweden...............................................................................................................................................................18
 
Switzerland........................................................................................................................................................19
 
United Kingdom..............................................................................................................................................20
 
United States.....................................................................................................................................................21
 
European Union..............................................................................................................................................24
 
References.........................................................................................................................................................25
 
 
A Review of Sickness-related Leave in 22 High Human Development Index Countries
ii
 
 About the Authors
Hye Jin Rho is a Research Assistant at the Center for Economic and Policy Research. John Schmittis a Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Alison Earle is Co-Directorof the Project on Global Working Families. Jody Heymann is Founding Director of the Institute forHealth and Social Policy.
 Acknowledgments
 The authors would like to thank Dr. Jeff Hayes for his careful review of the data and Kris Warnerfor his proofreading.
Search
Search History:
Searching...
Result 00 of 00
00 results for result for
  • p.

    • More From This User

    12 p.
    Todavía esperando justicia
    Center for Economic and Policy Research
    3 Reads
    15 p.
    La boîte noire de l’aide à Haïti
    Center for Economic and Policy Research
    10 Reads
    24 p.
    El "New Deal" de Ecuador
    Center for Economic and Policy Research
    15 Reads
    8 p.
    A Statistical Note on the April 14 Venezuelan Presidential Election...
    Center for Economic and Policy Research
    79 Reads
    15 p.
    Making Jobs Good
    Center for Economic and Policy Research
    244 Reads
    2 p.
    Venezuela 2013 April Statement by UE on the Election
    Center for Economic and Policy Research
    334 Reads
    12 p.
    Still Waiting for Justice: An Assessment of the Honduran Public Min...
    Center for Economic and Policy Research
    292 Reads
    13 p.
    Office of the Special Prosecutor for Human Rights Report
    Center for Economic and Policy Research
    299 Reads
    12 p.
    Fiscalia Especial de Derechos Humanos
    Center for Economic and Policy Research
    192 Reads
    14 p.
    Breaking Open the Black Box: Increasing Aid Transparency and Accoun...
    Center for Economic and Policy Research
    504 Reads
    3 p.
    State Savings with an Efficient Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
    Center for Economic and Policy Research
    198 Reads
    16 p.
    The Human Capital Dimensions of Sustainable Investment: What Invest...
    Center for Economic and Policy Research
    232 Reads
    23 p.
    Ecuador’s New Deal: Reforming and Regulating the Financial Sector
    Center for Economic and Policy Research
    591 Reads
    5 p.
    Reducing Waste With an Efficient Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
    Center for Economic and Policy Research
    246 Reads
    30 p.
    Why Does the Minimum Wage Have No Discernible Effect on Employment?
    Center for Economic and Policy Research
    595 Reads
    13 p.
    Reduced Work Hours as a Means of Slowing Climate Change
    Center for Economic and Policy Research
    378 Reads
    50 p.
    Macroeconomic Policy Advice and the Article IV Consultations: A Eur...
    Center for Economic and Policy Research
    831 Reads
    7 p.
    Testimony by CEPR Co-Director Dean Baker before a joint session of ...
    Center for Economic and Policy Research
    287 Reads
    8 p.
    State Union Membership, 2012
    Center for Economic and Policy Research
    287 Reads
    5 p.
    Raising the Social Security Payroll Tax Cap: How Many Workers Would...
    Center for Economic and Policy Research
    211 Reads
    4 p.
    cpi-2012-12
    Center for Economic and Policy Research
    781 Reads
    4 p.
    The Chained CPI: A Painful Cut in Social Security Benefits and a St...
    Center for Economic and Policy Research
    435 Reads
    18 p.
    Married Without Means 2012 11
    Center for Economic and Policy Research
    658 Reads
    6 p.
    The Problem with Structural Unemployment in the U.S.
    Center for Economic and Policy Research
    262 Reads
    11 p.
    Adjusting for Polling Biases in Venezuela’s 2012 Presidential Election
    Center for Economic and Policy Research
    591 Reads
    Notes
    Load more