Sickness Absence in the Private Sector of Greece: Comparing Shipyard Industry and National Insurance Data

Evangelos C. Alexopoulos, Georgios Merekoulias, Dimitra Tanagra, Eleni C. Konstantinou, Efi Mikelatou and Eleni Jelastopulu
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Evangelos C. Alexopoulos: Public Health Department, Medical School, University of Patras, 26504, Greece
Georgios Merekoulias: Public Health Department, Medical School, University of Patras, 26504, Greece
Dimitra Tanagra: Public Health Department, Medical School, University of Patras, 26504, Greece
Eleni C. Konstantinou: Faculty of Health and Caring Professions, Technological Educational Institute of Athens, 12210, Greece
Efi Mikelatou: Faculty of Health and Caring Professions, Technological Educational Institute of Athens, 12210, Greece
Eleni Jelastopulu: Public Health Department, Medical School, University of Patras, 26504, Greece

IJERPH, 2012, vol. 9, issue 4, 1-11

Abstract: Approximately 3% of employees are absent from work due to illness daily in Europe, while in some countries sickness absence exceeds 20 days per year. Based on a limited body of reliable studies, Greek employees in the private sector seem to be absent far less frequently (

Keywords: sickness absence; sick leave; occupational health; social insurance; employment; compensation; shipyard; industry; Greece (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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