Print Email Facebook Twitter Health matters in hiring and retaining personnel Title Health matters in hiring and retaining personnel Author Houtman, I.L.D. Publication year 2014 Abstract Health is the most important issue when an employer is deciding whether to hire a worker, according to a new study from the Netherlands. The research looked at the results of a ‘vignette’ study on employer preferences when hiring or retaining personnel. It also showed that when an employer is deciding whether to retain an employee who is on a short-term contract, health problems or absence for other reasons are likely to be a deciding factor. However, excellent performance can compensate for ill-health Subject Resilient OrganisationsWHC - Work, Health and CareELSS - Earth, Life and Social SciencesWork and EmploymentWorkplaceHealthy LivingAbsenteeismEmployment statusWork-related health outcomes To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:f16b02b0-581c-4344-887c-5f0dc1fd1c66 TNO identifier 514270 Report number NL1311019I Publisher European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound), Loughlinstown Series European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO) Document type report Files PDF houtman-2014-health.pdf