NEA 2010: vinger aan de pols van werkend Nederland

Ziekteverzuim in Nederland in 2009: brochure

De brochure ‘Ziekteverzuim in Nederland in 2009’ bevat kerncijfers over ziekteverzuim. De brochure is geschreven voor verschillende doelgroepen en is in het bijzonder relevant voor werkgevers, werknemers, vertegenwoordigers van werkgevers en werknemers, arboprofessionals, andere ondersteuners van bedrijven en overheden. Bent u bijvoorbeeld...

Heavy work and the possibility of early retirement

Occupations involving ‘heavy work’ may be exempt from the proposal by the Dutch government to increase the retirement age from 65 to 67 years. The concept of heavy work is multi-dimensional; it should not be solely about physically heavy work but should at least also take account of the psychosocial workload. It will be difficult to identify...

Can workers with chronic back pain shift from pain elimination to function restore at work? Qualitative evaluation of an innovative work related multidisciplinary programme

Introduction: Workers with chronic low back pain (LBP) mean a heavy human and social-economic burden. Their medical histories often include different treatments without attention to work-relatedness or communication with occupational health providers, leaving them passive and medicalized in (outpatient) health care. So we developed and...

Impact of high-risk jobs on long-term work absence

Long-term work absence is an issue of concern among employers and employees in the Netherlands. Disparities between occupations in terms of sick leave cannot be explained by differences in the characteristics of the workers, the job, the company or the working conditions. After adjusting for these factors, occupation remains an independent...

Waarom rapporteren vrouwen vaker pijnklachten van het bewegingsapparaat dan mannen?