Sickness absence in a re-employment program as a predictor of labor market attachment among long-term unemployed individuals: A 6-year cohort study in Finland

• Main Authors: Chioma A Nwaru (Author), Mika Kivimäki (Author), Jaana Pentti (Author), Jussi Vahtera (Author), Pekka Virtanen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVES: We examined whether sickness absence during participation in a state subsidized re-employment program among long-term unemployed people was associated with subsequent labor market attachment. METHODS: We linked 18 944 long-term unemployed participants (aged 18-60 years) of a six-month su...