Economic costs due to workers’ sick leave at wastewater treatment plants in Bulgaria
Background The compensatory mechanisms of social security include expenses for sick leave. The aim of the study is to determine the economic cost due to sick leave among workers in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), comparing with the same economic indicators of the National Social Security Instit...
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| author | Elka Ilieva Toseva Rumyana Stoyanova Tanya Turnovska |
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| description | Background
The compensatory mechanisms of social security include expenses for sick leave. The aim of the study is to determine
the economic cost due to sick leave among workers in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), comparing with the same economic
indicators of the National Social Security Institute (NSSI) in Bulgaria.
Material and Methods
The sick leave of 111 workers
at 3 WWTPs was studied in the period 2012–2014 on the grounds of registered absences from work due to temporary incapacity
for work. The economic indicators of the NSSI, the gross salary at WWTPs, payable social security contributions and compensatory
payments for sick leave have been used for economic cost calculation for temporary incapacity of the workers.
Results
The
frequency of cases and the frequency of lost days due to temporary incapacity were increased in the observed period at WWTPs
and in Bulgaria, and it is significantly higher for the employed at WWTPs. The percentage share of workers equivalent to 1.66%
at WWTPs have not worked for an entire year as a result of temporary incapacity in 2012, 2.76% – in 2013, and 4.61% – in 2014.
The economic burden due to sick leave at WWTPs was raised from EUR 4913.02 in 2012 to EUR 16 895.80 for 2014 for employers
and the NSSI.
Conclusions
The frequency of cases and the frequency of lost days due to temporary incapacity were increased in
the observed period at WWTPs and in Bulgaria, and it is significantly higher for the employed at WWTPs. The economic burden
was equally distributed between employers and the NSSI. Med Pr 2018;69(2):129–141 |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8d9ef8920afb4d7e92e9328d52320da02022-12-22T03:56:07ZengNofer Institute of Occupational MedicineMedycyna Pracy0465-58932353-13392018-03-0169212914110.13075/mp.5893.0057778470Economic costs due to workers’ sick leave at wastewater treatment plants in BulgariaElka Ilieva Toseva0Rumyana Stoyanova1Tanya Turnovska2Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (Department of Hygiene and Ecomedicine, Faculty of Public Health)Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (Department of Health Management and Health Economics, Faculty of Public Health)Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (Department of Hygiene and Ecomedicine, Faculty of Public Health)Background The compensatory mechanisms of social security include expenses for sick leave. The aim of the study is to determine the economic cost due to sick leave among workers in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), comparing with the same economic indicators of the National Social Security Institute (NSSI) in Bulgaria. Material and Methods The sick leave of 111 workers at 3 WWTPs was studied in the period 2012–2014 on the grounds of registered absences from work due to temporary incapacity for work. The economic indicators of the NSSI, the gross salary at WWTPs, payable social security contributions and compensatory payments for sick leave have been used for economic cost calculation for temporary incapacity of the workers. Results The frequency of cases and the frequency of lost days due to temporary incapacity were increased in the observed period at WWTPs and in Bulgaria, and it is significantly higher for the employed at WWTPs. The percentage share of workers equivalent to 1.66% at WWTPs have not worked for an entire year as a result of temporary incapacity in 2012, 2.76% – in 2013, and 4.61% – in 2014. The economic burden due to sick leave at WWTPs was raised from EUR 4913.02 in 2012 to EUR 16 895.80 for 2014 for employers and the NSSI. Conclusions The frequency of cases and the frequency of lost days due to temporary incapacity were increased in the observed period at WWTPs and in Bulgaria, and it is significantly higher for the employed at WWTPs. The economic burden was equally distributed between employers and the NSSI. Med Pr 2018;69(2):129–141http://www.journalssystem.com/medpr/ECONOMIC-COSTS-DUE-TO-SICK-LEAVE-OF-WORKERS-r-nAT-WASTEWATER-TREATMENT-PLANTS-IN,78470,0,2.htmlsick leavewastewater treatment planteconomic lossescost of illnesseconomic burdensocial security contributions |
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| title | Economic costs due to workers’ sick leave at wastewater treatment plants in Bulgaria |
| title_full | Economic costs due to workers’ sick leave at wastewater treatment plants in Bulgaria |
| title_fullStr | Economic costs due to workers’ sick leave at wastewater treatment plants in Bulgaria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Economic costs due to workers’ sick leave at wastewater treatment plants in Bulgaria |
| title_short | Economic costs due to workers’ sick leave at wastewater treatment plants in Bulgaria |
| title_sort | economic costs due to workers sick leave at wastewater treatment plants in bulgaria |
| topic | sick leave wastewater treatment plant economic losses cost of illness economic burden social security contributions |
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