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dc.contributor.authorVeliziotis, Michailen
dc.date.accessioned2010-08-04-
dc.date.accessioned2012-11-06T14:52:14Z-
dc.date.available2012-11-06T14:52:14Z-
dc.date.issued2010-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/65938-
dc.description.abstractDoes union membership increase sickness absence from work and, if so, by how much? And which specific channels does this effect operate through? Using UK Labour Force Survey data for 2006-2008 we find that trade union membership is associated with a substantial increase in the probability of reporting sick and in the amount of average absence taken. This result can be largely attributed to the protection that unions offer to unionized employees. Supportive evidence is also found for a reduction in 'presenteeism' (attending work when sick) among union members. The results are robust to different modelling and estimation approaches.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aUniversity of Essex, Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) |cColchesteren
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aISER Working Paper Series |x2010-15en
dc.subject.jelI10en
dc.subject.jelJ22en
dc.subject.jelJ51en
dc.subject.jelJ53en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordtrade unionsen
dc.subject.keywordwork absenceen
dc.subject.keywordsickness absenceen
dc.subject.stwGewerkschaften
dc.subject.stwMitgliedschaften
dc.subject.stwArbeitsplatzen
dc.subject.stwFehlzeiten
dc.subject.stwGroßbritannienen
dc.titleUnionization and sickness absence from work in the UK-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn632258616en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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