What is it about?
This article is about the influence of contracting conditions on workplace absenteeism. Specifically, it analyzes the relationships between various employment factors and absenteeism due to illness among a sample of 5,524 workers in a Spanish cleaning and maintenance services company. It examines how factors like contract type (permanent vs temporary), work schedule (full-time vs part-time), contract duration, seniority, and history of sick leave in previous years relate to the likelihood of taking sick leave.
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Why is it important?
The study examines the influence of contracting conditions on absenteeism specifically among workers in a Spanish cleaning and maintenance services company. This provides valuable insights into a particular sector of the workforce. The study employs descriptive analysis, chi-square tests, and decision trees (CHAID algorithm) to identify worker profiles most likely to take sick leave, offering a sophisticated approach to data analysis. This research is important because it provides valuable insights into the complex relationship between employment conditions and absenteeism, which can inform both academic understanding and practical workplace policies.
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The study reveals a high prevalence of MSDs among OHSTs, with 77.17% of participants reporting muscle ailments. This highlights the significant physical toll of the profession. The study demonstrates that factors like not feeling professionally valued, working outside regular hours, having musculoskeletal discomfort, and perceiving poor health all contribute to increasing occupational health risks. This illustrates the complex interplay between work conditions, personal perceptions, and health outcomes.
Fermín Torrano Montalvo
Universidad Internacional de La Rioja
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This page is a summary of: Influence of contracting conditions on absenteeism, Anales de Psicología, August 2020, Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Murcia,
DOI: 10.6018/analesps.371201.
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