ID - 454603 TI - Worker absenteeism and sick pay AU - Treble, John AU - Barmby, Tim PY - 2011 SN - 9780521806954 052180695X 9780511816154 1139121901 9786613295446 1139116169 1139126822 1139111809 128329544X 0511816154 1139113992 1107218136 1139123947 9781139126823 9781139113991 9781139116169 9781107218130 9781139123945 9781139121903 6613295442 9781139111805 9781283295444 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Personnel management KW - Sick leave KW - Absenteeism (Labor) KW - AA / International- internationaal KW - 332.815 KW - 332.11 KW - 338.020 KW - Absence from work KW - Employee absenteeism KW - Labor absenteeism KW - Work, Absence from KW - Hours of labor KW - Medical leave KW - Leave of absence KW - Vacations, Employee KW - Absenteïsme. Ziekteverzuim. KW - Arbeidscontract. Collectieve arbeidsovereenkomsten. KW - Theorie van de arbeid. KW - Business, Economy and Management KW - Economics KW - Sick leave. KW - Arbeidscontract. Collectieve arbeidsovereenkomsten KW - Absenteïsme. Ziekteverzuim KW - Theorie van de arbeid UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:454603 AB - Absenteeism is the single most important cause of lost labour time, yet it has received much less scholarly attention than more dramatic forms of industrial disruption, such as strikes. Arguing that any explanation of absence rates must take into account the interests of both employers and employees, this book constructs a model of the markets for absence and sick pay. These are not independent since sick pay affects workers' incentives to be absent, and absences affect employers' willingness to pay sick pay. The book reviews the available empirical evidence relating to both markets, stressing the importance of careful identification of the effect of the price of absence on demand, since this is a crucial quantity for firms' policies. It concludes by discussing the implications of the model for human resources management, and for the role of the state in sick pay provision. ER -