Wages, Sickness Benefits and Absenteeism

Abstract

There has been a marked increase in the level of absence from work in the UK in recent years. There have also been increases in earnings and sickness benefits, and this paper examines these income variables as determinants of absence.

Citation

Thomas, R.B. (1980), "Wages, Sickness Benefits and Absenteeism", Journal of Economic Studies, Vol. 7 No. 1, pp. 51-61. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb002509