0213 The impact of the norwegian cooperation agreement on a more inclusive working life (ia agreement) on sickness absence and disability pensioning

ObjectiveIn most European countries, political reforms gradually increase the statutory retirement age to counter the economic costs of a growing elderly population. However, working to a high age may be difficult for people with hard physical labour. We aim to study the impact of high physical work demands on working life expectancy (WLE).MethodsWe combined physical work demands assessed by job exposure matrix (JEM) and longitudinal high-quality national registers (outcome) in 1.6 million Danish workers to estimate WLE and years of sickness absence, unemployment and disability pension. The JEM value for physical work demand is a summarised score of eight ergonomic exposures for 317 occupations groups, sex and age. The WLE was estimated using a multistate proportional hazards model in a 4-year follow-up period.ResultsIndividuals with high physical work demands had a significantly lower WLE, than those with low physical work demands, with largest differences seen among women. At age 30 years, women with high physical work demands can expect 3.1 years less working, 11 months more of sickness absence and 16 months more of unemployment than low-exposed women. For 30-year-old men, the corresponding results were 2.0 years, 12 months and 8 months, respectively.ConclusionOur findings show that high physical work demands are a marked risk factor for a shortened working life and increased years of sickness absence and unemployment. The results are important when selecting high-risk occupations, and expand the knowledge base for informed political decision making concerning statutory retirement age.

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Work participation and working life expectancy after a disabling shoulder lesion

Occupational and Environmental Medicine ◽

10.1136/oemed-2018-105647 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 76 (6) ◽

pp. 363-369 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Maria Sirén ◽

Eira Viikari-Juntura ◽

Jari Arokoski ◽

Svetlana Solovieva

Keyword(s):

Life Expectancy ◽

Sickness Absence ◽

Cox Regression ◽

Musculoskeletal Diseases ◽

Working Life ◽

Work Participation ◽

Disability Retirement ◽

Musculoskeletal Problems ◽

Wage Earners ◽

The Impact

ObjectiveTo examine the impact of a disabling non-traumatic shoulder lesion on work participation and working life expectancy.MethodsFrom a 70% random sample of the Finnish population, we selected 30–59-year-old wage earners with prolonged sickness absence due to a shoulder lesion (n=7644). We followed the persons from 2006 to 2014 and calculated the proportion of time a person spent in different work participation statuses. The associations of potential determinants with a preterm exit from paid employment were tested using Cox regression. Years expected to be spent in different work participation statuses were estimated applying the Sullivan method for healthy life expectancy.ResultsDuring 9 years of follow-up time spent at work was reduced from 77.7% to 46.7%, and 15.8% of the persons were granted disability retirement, mostly due to shoulder and other musculoskeletal diseases. Compared with the general population persons with a disabling shoulder disease are expected to lose from 1.8 to 8.1 years of working life, depending on their age. Age, gender, education, duration of initial sickness absence due to the shoulder lesion, not being able to return to work sustainably and participation in vocational rehabilitation predicted preterm exit from work. Heavy lifting increased the risk of preterm exit marginally.ConclusionsWorking life expectancy is markedly reduced in persons with a disabling shoulder lesion, mainly because of disability retirement due to musculoskeletal problems. Clinicians should consider interventions targeted at improving musculoskeletal functioning and necessary work modifications before shoulder problems become chronic or the persons develop disabling comorbid musculoskeletal conditions.

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The impact of social capital on sickness absence in the workplace: The moderating role of perceived health

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e573012012-069 ◽

2008 ◽

Author(s):

B. Lancee ◽

C. Ter Hoeven

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Sickness Absence ◽

Perceived Health ◽

The Impact ◽

Moderating Role

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Data protection and passenger name record in judicial criminal matters under the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement

New Journal of European Criminal Law ◽

10.1177/2032284421994920 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 203228442199492

Author(s):

Catherine Van de Heyning

Keyword(s):

United Kingdom ◽

Data Protection ◽

Personal Data ◽

Cooperation Agreement ◽

Judicial Cooperation ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Record Data ◽

Criminal Matters ◽

The Impact ◽

The Eu

The submission discusses the provisions in the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement on data protection as well as the consequences for the exchange of passenger name record data in the field of criminal and judicial cooperation. The author concludes that the impact of the Agreement will depend on the resolvement of the United Kingdom to uphold the standards of protection of personal data equivalent to the EU’s in order to reach an adequacy decision.

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Association between early working life patterns, in publicly and privately owned companies, and the course of future sickness absence due to mental disorders: a cohort study in Catalonia (Spain)

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040480 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. e040480

Author(s):

Amaya Ayala-Garcia ◽

Laura Serra ◽

Monica Ubalde-Lopez

Keyword(s):

Cohort Study ◽

Mental Disorders ◽

Social Security ◽

Sickness Absence ◽

Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽

Working Life ◽

Men And Women ◽

Permanent Employment ◽

Life Patterns ◽

The Relationship

ObjectivesTo assess the relationship between early working life patterns, at privately and publicly held companies, and the course of sickness absence (SA) due to mental disorders.MethodsCohort study of workers aged 18–28 years, affiliated with the Spanish social security system, living in Catalonia, who had at least one episode of SA due to mental disorders between 2012 and 2014. Individual prior working life trajectories were reconstructed through sequence analysis. Optimal matching analysis was performed to identify early working life patterns by clustering similar individual trajectories. SA trajectories were identified using latent class growth modelling analysis. Finally, the relationship between early working life patterns and subsequent SA trajectories was assessed via multinomial logistic regression models.ResultsAmong both men and women, four labour market participation (LMP) patterns were identified: stable permanent employment (reference group), increasing permanent employment, fluctuating employment and delayed employment. Among women, an increasing permanent employment pattern in early working life was related to a decrease of accumulated SA days over time (adjusted OR (aOR) 2.08; 95% CI 1.18 to 3.66). In men, we observed a trend towards a middle stable accumulation of SA days in those with fluctuating employment (aOR 1.25, 95% CI 0.57 to 2.74) or delayed employment (aOR 1.79; 95% CI 0.59 to 5.41). In both men and women, an early working life in big companies was related to a more favourable SA trajectory.ConclusionsEarly LMP patterns characterised by an increasing stability—decreased number of transitions between temporary contracts and lack of social security coverage towards permanent contracts—were related to a better future SA course due to mental diagnosis.

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The Impact of Effort-Reward Imbalance and Learning Motivation on Teachers' Sickness Absence

Stress and Health ◽

10.1002/smi.2416 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

pp. 14-21 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Hanne Derycke ◽

Peter Vlerick ◽

Bart Van de Ven ◽

Isabel Rots ◽

Els Clays

Keyword(s):

Sickness Absence ◽

Learning Motivation ◽

Effort Reward Imbalance ◽

Reward Imbalance ◽

The Impact

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Urinary Incontinence

AAOHN Journal ◽

10.1177/216507990004800301 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 48 (3) ◽

pp. 112-118 ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

Sheila T. Fitzgerald ◽

Mary H. Palmer ◽

Susan J. Berry ◽

Kristin Hart

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Urinary Incontinence ◽

Working Women ◽

Working Life ◽

Full Time ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

University Center ◽

Occupational Setting ◽

The Impact

Until recently, the impact of urinary incontinence (UI) on working women, a population generally characterized as healthy, has not been the focus of research. Women employed full time at a large university center participated in a cross sectional survey about UI. Of the 1,113 women surveyed, age 18 and older, 21 % (n = 232) reported UI at least monthly. Incontinent women were significantly older and had a higher body mass index than continent women. Using disposable products, limiting fluids, avoiding caffeinated beverages, using voiding schedules, and keeping extra clothes or underwear were strategies used to manage UI at work. Responses to an open ended question related to the impact of UI on working life included: interference with sleep and resulting fatigue at work, embarrassment, alteration of concentration, and emotional distress. Implications for nurses are discussed in relation to assessment, education, and management of UI in the occupational setting.

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The impact of office design on medically certified sickness absence

Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health ◽

10.5271/sjweh.3859 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 46 (3) ◽

pp. 330-334 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Morten Birkeland Nielsen ◽

Stein Knardahl

Keyword(s):

Sickness Absence ◽

Office Design ◽

The Impact

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Wear Based Lifetime Estimation of a Clutch Facing using Coupled Field Analysis

International Journal of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering ◽

10.15282/ijame.18.4.2021.12.0715 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

Author(s):

A. Kulkarni ◽

R. Mahale ◽

C. Kannan

Keyword(s):

Working Life ◽

Element Model ◽

Friction Material ◽

Inorganic Materials ◽

Field Analysis ◽

Frictional Heat ◽

Ride Quality ◽

Wear Loss ◽

Limiting Factor ◽

The Impact

Repetitive use of the clutch, over a period of time, causes the friction material at the contact surfaces (clutch facing and flywheel/pressure plate) to wear, thus deteriorating its performance and usable life. The working life of a rigid clutch is the limiting factor when it comes to extracting maximum performance from a dual mass flywheel system, which is used in a lot of modern vehicles nowadays to lower fuel consumption and improve ride quality. In this study, we investigate the influence of different groove patterns on wear in rigid clutch facings and estimate their life using a comprehensive finite element model. The wear is calculated and analysed for five different groove patterns across two different inorganic materials, namely FTL180 and TF1600-MC2, using Archard’s Adhesive Wear Model. Coupled multi-physics elements are employed in the analysis to capture the effect of frictional heat generation on wear. We found that the Waffle pattern offered a decrease of 10.4% in volumetric wear loss, a 5.78% decrease in maximum wear thickness and an increase of 11.51% in the average working life is used in city like conditions with frequent engagements. This work sheds light on the impact of groove patterns on clutch facing wear and opens a new path for the design and development of more resilient rigid clutches.

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