Sickness, Disability and Work: Breaking the Barriers (Vol. 1): Norway, Poland and SwitzerlandWhy 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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Executive Summary and Policy Recommendations | 11 |
A1 2 Net replacement rates for single persons at three different ages 2004 118 | 12 |
Main Outcomes and Key Policy Challenges | 25 |
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age group assessment average earnings beneficiary rates benefit system cantonal co-operation 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 improve inactive incentives income increase inflow into disability inflow rates institutions introduced KRUS long-term sickness medical rehabilitation mental diseases National Insurance Administrations needed non-disabled Norway and Poland Norway and Switzerland Norwegian number of disability OECD average OECD countries old-age pension outcomes partial disability benefit participants percentage PFRON Poland and Switzerland programmes rates of disabled reassessed reduced reform regular labour market rehabilitation benefits reintegration replacement rates self-assessed disabled share sheltered employment sick leave sickness absence sickness and disability sickness benefit insurance social assistance social insurance Statistics Norway supported employment Swiss take-up temporary three countries unemployment benefits vocational rehabilitation wage subsidies working-age population workplace