Alternative duty work as workplace-initiated procedure to reduce sickness absence

• Main Authors: Pauliina Mattila-Holappa (Author), Johanna Kausto (Author), Ville Aalto (Author), Leena Kaila-Kangas (Author), Mika Kivimäki (Author), Tuula Oksanen (Author), Jenni Ervasti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Purpose Alternative duty work is a procedure that enables an employee with a short-term disability to perform modified duties as an alternative to sickness absence. We examined whether the implementation of an alternative duty policy was associated with reduced sickness absence in the Finni...