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A return on investment analysis for the 2017 increase in alcohol excise taxation in Lithuania

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims To conduct a return on investment analysis of Lithuania's 2017 increase in alcohol excise taxation of 112% for beer, 111% for wine, and 23% for ethyl alcohol (spirits), resulting in a marked decrease in alcohol affordability. Methods Economic analyses based on costs of the increased taxation and economic benefits derived from a societal ...
Jürgen Rehm, Pol Rovira, Ahmed S. Hassan, Claire de Oliveira, Shannon Lange, Mark J. Thompson, Ilona Tamutienė, Vaida Liutkutė‐Gumarov, Lukas Galkus, Mindaugas Štelemėkas   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Workplace Flexibility Practices in SMEs: Relationship with Performance via Redundancies, Absenteeism, and Financial Turnover [PDF]

, 2015
This workplace flexibility study uses primary data on private sector small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Lancashire, United Kingdom, collected in 2009 during the recent “credit crunch” recession.
Petrescu, Alina, Whyman, Philip B
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Working under the influence of cannabis amongst medical cannabis patients with chronic pain

The American Journal on Addictions, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Objectives Cannabis use is increasing in the United States, and, on average, those consuming medical cannabis report more frequent cannabis use than those who use recreationally. The present analyses focus on the prevalence and correlates of working under the influence of cannabis (WUIC) amongst individuals with chronic pain who
Carol A. Lee, Devin C. Tomlinson, Kipling M. Bohnert, Erin E. Bonar, Lara N. Coughlin, Mark A. Ilgen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Why we can't help working when ill: the perverse causes of presenteeism in the UK, with a focus on prison officers and academics [PDF]

, 2017
The term ‘presenteeism’ refers to situations where employees continue to attend work while they are sick. In this report we look at why absenteeism policies can encourage presenteeism and how presenteeism presents in two working populations: UK prison ...
Clements, Andrew James, Hart, Jacqui Ann, Kinman, Gail, Wray, Siobhan   +3 more
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Psychosocial and Occupational Burden on Caregivers of Adolescents With Alopecia Areata in Australia

Australasian Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We conducted a noninterventional, cross‐sectional online survey in Australia from April to July 2023 to investigate the impact of alopecia areata (AA) on psychosocial well‐being, work productivity and quality of life among caregivers of adolescent patients with AA living in Australia.
Rodney Sinclair, Samantha Eisman, Carol M. Y. Lee, Maureen Hitschfeld, Komal Kapoor, Budhaditya Goswami, David Witcombe, Candida da Fonseca Pereira   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Work Absenteeism Due to a Chronic Disease [PDF]

Research on health-related work absenteeism focuses primarily on moral hazard issues but seldom discriminates between the types of illnesses that prompt workers to stay home or seek care. This paper focuses on chronic migraine, a common and acute illness
Brouard, Marie-Ève, Lacroix, Guy
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Prevalence and Impact of Period and Pelvic Pain in Australian Adolescents: The PPEP Talk Schools Program

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background In 2018 the Australian Government launched the world's first National Action Plan for Endometriosis (NAPE). Of its three priorities ‘Priority 1’ was ‘Education and Awareness’. In response, the Pelvic Pain Foundation of Australia was funded to deliver their Periods, Pain and Endometriosis Program (PPEP) Talk to a proportion of ...
Kate I. Tomsett, Amelia K. Mardon, Olivia W. Gao, Annabelle K. Simpson, Bridie C. Squire, Indigo G. Warner, Susan F. Evans   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Rise in Absenteeism: Disentangling the Impacts of Cohort, Age and Time [PDF]

We examine the remarkable rise in absenteeism among Norwegian employees since the early 1990's, with particular emphasis on disentangling the roles of cohort, age, and time.
Biorn, Erik, Gaure, Simen, Markussen, Simen, Røed, Knut   +3 more
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Exploring Australian Women’s Attitudes Towards Paid Menstrual Leave: A Mixed‐Methods Study

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Australian lawyers, researchers and unions are advocating for the implementation of national paid menstrual leave legislation. The scarce research in this emerging field has not thoroughly explored women's attitudes towards such leave. Aim To explore Australian women's attitudes towards paid menstrual leave.
Amy Wong, Melissa Oxlad, Deborah Turnbull   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Worker Absenteeism: A Study of Contagion effects [PDF]

, 2004
A number of recent studies have suggested that workers’ attendance as well as their absence, could have importance for the way in which firms’ design remuneration contracts, see Chatterji and Tilley (2000) and Skåtun (2002).
Barmby, Tim, Larguem, Makram
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