Sickness, disability and work : breaking the barriers : a synthesis of findings across OECD countries

Sickness, disability and work breaking the barriers : a synthesis of findings across OECD countries

Too many workers leave the labour market permanently due to health problems or disability, and too few people with reduced work capacity manage to remain in employment. This is a social and economic tragedy common to virtually all OECD countries. It also raises an apparent paradox that needs explain...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Corporate Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Paris : OECD c2010.
Subjects:
Disability insurance claimants > Employment > OECD countries.
Disability insurance > Government policy > OECD countries.
Labor market > OECD countries.
People with disabilities > Employment > OECD countries.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009705635006719
Table of Contents:
  • Executive Summary and Policy Conclusions
  • Foreword
  • Getting the Right Services to the Right People at the Right Time
  • Activating Employers and Medical Professionals
  • Transforming Disability Benefits into an Employment Instrument
  • The Direction of Recent Disability Policy Reforms
  • Key Trends and Outcomes in Sickness and Disability
  • The Economic Context for Disability Policy.

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