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PREVENTING
ABSENTEEISM AT
THE WORKPLACE
RESEARCH SUMMARY

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EUROPEAN FOUNDATION for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

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PREVENTING
ABSENTEEISM AT
THE WORKPLACE
RESEARCH SUMMARY

EUROPEAN FOUNDATION for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

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Foundation Publications listed in this report are on sale from the official sales agents of the EU or the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities,
L-2985, Luxembourg.
1.

Preventing Absenteeism at the Workplace - European Research Report.
Cat. No. SX-05-97-422-EN-C, ISBN 92-828-0418-6. ECU: 34

2.

Preventing Absenteeism at the Workplace - Portfolio of Good Practice.
Cat. No. SX-05-97-430-EN-C, ISBN 92-828-0420-8. ECU: 30

Cataloguing data can be found at the end of this publication
Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 1997
ISBN 92-828-0339-2
© European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions,
1997
For rights of translation or reproduction, applications should be made to the Director,
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions,
Wyattville Road, Loughlinstown, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
Printed in Ireland

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Contents

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Introduction
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The costs of absenteeism related to ill health

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The European study on absenteeism and ill health

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Regulations and statistics on workplace absenteeism

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The perspectives of national governments and social partners

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Strategies to reduce workplace absenteeism 19

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Models of good practice
Conclusions and recommendations

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