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Employability and work ability: returning to the labour market after long-term absence
Linköping University, Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning. Linköping University, HELIX Vinn Excellence Centre. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
Linköping University, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Work and Rehabilitation. Linköping University, Faculty of Health Sciences. Linköping University, HELIX Vinn Excellence Centre. (HELIX Vinn Excellence Centre)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8031-7651
2013 (English)In: Work: A journal of Prevention, Assessment and rehabilitation, ISSN 1051-9815, E-ISSN 1875-9270, Vol. 44, no 4, p. 449-457Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to analyse how people who return to the labour market after long-term sickness absenteeism and subsequent job loss differ in employability, work ability, health, educational level, age, and gender, compared to those who do not.

PARTICIPANTS: The cohort consisted of 191 individuals, 20 men and 171 women, whose employment was terminated because they had not been able to return to their regular work after taking a long-term sick leave and rehabilitation measures.

METHODS: This study is based on a postal questionnaire sent out to a cohort of previous employees in a Swedish municipality in 2008.

RESULTS: At the time of the survey, 39% of the respondents had returned to the labour market and the remaining 61% had not. Return to the labour market after a long-term sick leave was positively associated with male gender, young age, and work ability, i.e. the ability to work with respect to health and work-related demands. Employability, educational level, and health were not significantly associated with a return to the labour market.

CONCLUSIONS: In the discourse on employability, work ability is often neglected even though it is a central aspect of an individual's ability to obtain new employment.

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IOS Press , 2013. Vol. 44, no 4, p. 449-457
Keywords [en]
Unemployment, health, long-term sick leave, Sweden
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-69503DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2012-1402ISI: 000316852800008OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-69503DiVA, id: diva2:428067
Available from: 2011-06-29 Created: 2011-06-29 Last updated: 2020-06-05Bibliographically approved

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