Sickness, Disability and Work: Breaking the Barriers (Vol. 1)
Subtitle: Norway, Poland and Switzerland
By: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]:
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9789264026322
Subjects: Employment (Economic theory); Social Issues/Migration/Health
Description: Why is it that health is improving, yet more and more people of working age end up out of the workforce relying on long-term sickness and disability benefits? This first report in a new OECD series on sickness, disability and work explores the possible factors behind this paradox. It looks specifically at the cases of Norway, Poland and Switzerland, and highlights the role of institutions and policies. A range of reform recommendations is put forward.
Table of contents: title: Executive Summary and Recommendations; title: Chapter 1. Main Outcomes and Key Policy Challenges; title: Chapter 2. Controlling Access to Long-Term Benefits; title: Chapter 3. Increasing Employment Opportunities; title: Chapter 4. Enhancing Financial Incentives; title: Chapter 5. Improving Governance and Policy Coherence; title: Chapter 6. Evaluating Recent and Ongoing Reforms; title: Chapter 7. An Agenda for the Future; title: Bibliography; title: List of Acronyms