Chances are that working with Temporary and part-time contract The accumulation of a longer period of sick leave has doubled in the last five years for the periods recorded as indefinite periods. settling in … The job also opens an important gap in the field of temporary disability. Already out of control In general, and especially among those with worse conditions, according to a study by Umivale Activa and Ivie.
The likelihood that leave will last more than 12 months “is significantly associated with “Factors associated with work characteristics” Refers to this analysis. “There are differences depending on the type of contract, with a lesser possibility for permanent contracts,” he points out. In fact, the average vacation length for a part-time temporary worker is… 38.9 days per year, or 29% more If compared to 2018 data, it is the first that this analysis has taken as a reference.
This type of job is when an employee is absent from work due to a common illness. Behind this is the increase witnessed by workers In the end But full time, with sick leave on average 40.4 days per year and with a 14% deposit.
On the other side are contract workers Indefinitelyalthough there is an important nuance. Average duration of permanent sick leave intermittent It’s down 26% in the last five years from 50 days to 37 days. The explanation lies in the spread of this type of employment since the implementation of the labor reform that has been in place since the beginning of 2022. The report notes that “it must be taken into account that The use of indefinite and non-continuous contracts is relatively recent Thus, most of the time, the contracts themselves still accrue discounted periods. Moreover, this type of job combines periods of inactivity, without going to jobs during periods when companies do not need them, which means that the percentage of sick leave is much lower.
Workers Pinned Full-time contract holders are those who collect the most sick leave days each year, although their growth is the lowest recorded among all Spanish workers since 2018.
Temporary disability X-rays chart a trajectory in which more absences accumulate each day, of short or long duration—or a few days or several semesters—and at increasing cost to both businesses and Social Security. Sector estimates indicate that this year 33,000 million euros It aims to cover these emergency cases, which will reach nine million victims in 2025.
The report indicates that there is a positive relationship between absenteeism and employment Transitionsas well as with RCompany fraud The employee prefers to choose fewer working hours, even if the relative reduction in salary is accepted. This means that jobs that are split into two, in larger companies or with reduced working hours, are more likely to accumulate sick leave.
Recurrent cases
Umivale also points out another fact that affects the work of companies and the cost associated with this context: frequent cancellations. The fact that the worker was absent from work on prescription several times in the same year. This phenomenon shows a clear upward trend compared to 2018, reaching half of the population. Percentage of Repeaters have grown at a rate of 27% in Five years.
This is another “important economic and regulatory challenge”, awaiting the results of the negotiating table launched by the Ministry of Social Security with employers and unions, where ways to mitigate this problem are being addressed, although a global agreement has not yet been reached.
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