Essays about: "sickness absenteeism"

Found 5 essays containing the words sickness absenteeism.

  1. 1. Predicting Short-term Absences of a Railway Crew using Historical Data

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Agnes Björnfot; Sandra Fjelkestam; [2023]
    Keywords : statistics; machine learning; absence prediction; random forest; XGBoost; quantile regression; statistik; maskininlärning; frånvaroprognoser; random forest; XGBoost; kvantilregression;

    Abstract : Transportation via train is considered the most environmentally friendly way of traveling and is widely seen as the future of transportation. Canceled and delayed trains worsen customer satisfaction; thus, punctual trains are crucial for railway companies. READ MORE

  3. 2. Estimating the Socioeconomic Impact from Worksite Health Promoting Activities through a Quantitative Approach

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Magnus Klingspor; Emanuel Brendarou; [2015]
    Keywords : Absenteeism; Human capital; Health promotion program; Dynamic model;

    Abstract : In recent years, Sweden has faced soaring numbers of sick leave reports and costs associated with sickness absence. This has highlighted the importance of worksite health promoting activities, based on the assumption that such would offset the recent trend shift in public health. READ MORE

  4. 3. Sickness absence in Sweden : A study of early retirement and sickness absence

    University essay from IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Maja Najafi; Marcus Wollbratt; [2008]
    Keywords : Sickness compensation; social norms; incentives; Moral Hazard; Adverse Selection; labour supply; sickness absenteeism; early retirement; Sjukförmån; sociala normer; incitament; Moral Hazard; Adverse Selection; arbetsutbud; sjukskrivning; sjuk- och aktivitetsersättning;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis has been to analyse seven major factors that tend to influence the rate of early retirement in Sweden. The scope of data was gathered for every municipality in Sweden. Economic theories of labour supply, Moral Hazard, Adverse Selection and the Insurance Model were used to analyse the empirical results. READ MORE

  5. 4. Sickness benefits and absenteeism- A comparative study of Sweden and Great Britain

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Eva Johansson; [2006]
    Keywords : Arbetsrätt; Komparativ rätt; Socialrätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Sweden has one of Europe's highest sickness absence rates and Great Britain one of the lowest. The Swedish sickness absence has fluctuated very much over the last decades, while the British rate is fairly stable. The thesis aims to cover the major aspects in society that can affect the sickness absence. READ MORE

  6. 5. The right to health and right to intellectual property in the EU. Analysis of the internal and external policies.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Beata Faracik; [2002]
    Keywords : Human Rights Law and Intellectual Property Rights; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : It is very common nowadays to speak of an ''information society'' in which control of information or information based knowledge has replaced control over matter as an ultimate source of economic power. The intellectual creations protected through patents, trade marks, copyrights etc constitute often a huge part of the companies' intangible assets. READ MORE