Sickness, Disability and Work: Breaking the Barriers (Vol. 1) Norway, Poland and Switzerland: Norway, Poland and SwitzerlandOECD Publishing, Nov 7, 2006 - 176 pages Why is it that health is improving, yet more and more people of working age end up out of the workforce relying on long-term sickness and disability benefits? This first report in a new OECD series on sickness, disability and work explores the possible factors behind this paradox. It looks specifically at the cases of Norway, Poland and Switzerland, and highlights the role of institutions and policies. A range of reform recommendations is put forward. |
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age group assessment average earnings benefit system cantonal co-operation co-ordination disability beneficiaries disability benefit recipients disability benefit scheme disability insurance disability policy disabled persons disabled workers early retirement effective tax rates employers employment rates health problems higher implementation improve inactive incentives income increase inflow into disability inflow rates institutions introduced KRUS labour force long-term sickness medical rehabilitation mental diseases monitoring National Insurance Administrations needed non-disabled Norway and Poland Norway and Switzerland Norwegian OECD average OECD countries offices old-age pension outcomes participants percentage permanent disability benefit PFRON Poland and Switzerland poverty programmes rates of disabled reassessed reduced reform rehabilitation benefits reintegration replacement rates share sheltered employment sick leave sickness absence sickness and disability sickness benefit insurers social assistance social insurance Statistics Norway supported employment Swiss take-up targets temporary three countries tripartite agreement unemployment benefits vocational rehabilitation wage subsidies working-age population workplace