the Number of long absences from work have significantly increased among officials within the private sector. But the differences between the sexes are large. Women are affected mostly by the long-term sick leave when they find themselves in the midst of life.
Among officials in the private sector is the number of long sick leave was greatest in the group of women aged 30-50 years. Arkivbild.
the Number of long-term sickness among employees in the private sector employees rose by 78 per cent between the years 2008 and 2015, according to a new report from the union Union. The long sjukfallen among women increased by 85 per cent and 54 per cent among men.
For men increases the number of long sick-leave after 50 years of age. But when it comes to women is the number of cases of sickness is greatest between the ages of 30-50 years.
“It is very troubling that the hardest hit are women in the midst of life, probably during the period when you have children of residents at the home,” says Henrik Ehrenberg, socio-political head of the Union.
Sick leave is most common in the female-dominated professions within the health care and social services. The report does not say anything about the cause of sickness absence but, as the number of mental health diagnoses is increasing in the society think Henrik Ehrenberg to the dominant bakgrundsfaktorn is the psychosocial pressure on the labour market.
The psychosocial work environment should be taken much more seriously, he thinks, and ought to be done in the same systematic way as has the work with the physical work environment. It can be to go through the risks for stress and review workload.
“We find it difficult to see how one would otherwise be able to create a sustainable work environment,” says Henrik Ehrenberg.
He calls for, among other things, a greater flexibility when it comes to the setting to performance.
” Perhaps, employers must also ensure that it is possible to work despite the fact that you can’t always perform at your peak, either because there is a special circumstances or that you are in a certain part of life.
the Facts: Long cases of sickness among the staff
the Figures refer to sick leave longer than 90 days per 1 000 employed private-sector employees civil servants with collective bargaining agreements.
In 2015, the number of long cases of sickness to 18.7 per 1 000 employed.
Between 2008 and 2015 increased långtidssjukskrivningarna with 78 per cent overall. For women, the increase is 85 percent, from 14.6 cases in 2008 to 27.1 cases in 2015.
For men, the increase is 54 percent, an increase from 7.2 cases to 11.2 cases during the period.
Industries with the highest absence due to illness is the health and social care, other service activities, finance and insurance, education, and transport and storage.
Sickness absence is lowest among white-collar workers in the manufacturing and construction industry.
Source: Alecta/Union
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