Work as an arena for health-Supervisors' experiences with attending to employees' sick leave and return-to-work process.
<h4>Background</h4>Supervisors play a pivotal role in the sick leave process. Although responsibility for sick leave and return to work follow-up is increasingly placed on the workplace in Norway, few studies have explored supervisors' experiences. This study aims to explore supervi...
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| author | Nina Elisabeth Klevanger Lene Aasdahl Marit By Rise |
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| description | <h4>Background</h4>Supervisors play a pivotal role in the sick leave process. Although responsibility for sick leave and return to work follow-up is increasingly placed on the workplace in Norway, few studies have explored supervisors' experiences. This study aims to explore supervisors´ experiences with attending to employees' sick leave and return to work process.<h4>Methods</h4>This study consists of individual interviews with 11 supervisors from diverse workplaces that was analysed thematically.<h4>Results</h4>The supervisors emphasised the value of presence at the workplace, the need for them to obtain information and uphold dialogue, considering individual and environmental influences on return-to-work and allocating responsibility. Investing time and money was crucial to prevent or reduce the negative impact of sick leave.<h4>Conclusions</h4>The supervisors' perception of attending to sick leave and return-to-work largely reflect Norwegian legislation. However, they find obtaining information and managing responsibility challenging, suggesting that their responsibilities for return-to-work are perhaps disproportionate to their knowledge on attending this process. Individualised support and guidance on how to develop accommodations based on the employee´s workability should be made available. The reciprocal nature of follow-up described also reveals how the return-to-work process is enmeshed with (inter)personal considerations possibly resulting in unequal treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ffef5fd706ab4135ab2552acbb8991112023-04-21T05:33:41ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032023-01-01184e028436910.1371/journal.pone.0284369Work as an arena for health-Supervisors' experiences with attending to employees' sick leave and return-to-work process.Nina Elisabeth KlevangerLene AasdahlMarit By Rise<h4>Background</h4>Supervisors play a pivotal role in the sick leave process. Although responsibility for sick leave and return to work follow-up is increasingly placed on the workplace in Norway, few studies have explored supervisors' experiences. This study aims to explore supervisors´ experiences with attending to employees' sick leave and return to work process.<h4>Methods</h4>This study consists of individual interviews with 11 supervisors from diverse workplaces that was analysed thematically.<h4>Results</h4>The supervisors emphasised the value of presence at the workplace, the need for them to obtain information and uphold dialogue, considering individual and environmental influences on return-to-work and allocating responsibility. Investing time and money was crucial to prevent or reduce the negative impact of sick leave.<h4>Conclusions</h4>The supervisors' perception of attending to sick leave and return-to-work largely reflect Norwegian legislation. However, they find obtaining information and managing responsibility challenging, suggesting that their responsibilities for return-to-work are perhaps disproportionate to their knowledge on attending this process. Individualised support and guidance on how to develop accommodations based on the employee´s workability should be made available. The reciprocal nature of follow-up described also reveals how the return-to-work process is enmeshed with (inter)personal considerations possibly resulting in unequal treatment.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284369 |
| spellingShingle | Nina Elisabeth Klevanger Lene Aasdahl Marit By Rise Work as an arena for health-Supervisors' experiences with attending to employees' sick leave and return-to-work process. PLoS ONE |
| title | Work as an arena for health-Supervisors' experiences with attending to employees' sick leave and return-to-work process. |
| title_full | Work as an arena for health-Supervisors' experiences with attending to employees' sick leave and return-to-work process. |
| title_fullStr | Work as an arena for health-Supervisors' experiences with attending to employees' sick leave and return-to-work process. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Work as an arena for health-Supervisors' experiences with attending to employees' sick leave and return-to-work process. |
| title_short | Work as an arena for health-Supervisors' experiences with attending to employees' sick leave and return-to-work process. |
| title_sort | work as an arena for health supervisors experiences with attending to employees sick leave and return to work process |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284369 |
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