A Danish national register on sickness benefit (DREAM) has been widely used in sick leave research. On the basis of sick leave records from 3,554 and 2,311 eldercare workers in 14 different workplaces, the aim of this study was to: 1) validate registered sickness benefit data from DREAM...
The self-employed are often reported to be healthier than wageworkers; however, the cause of this health difference is largely unknown. The longitudinal nature of the US Health and Retirement Study allows us to gauge the plausibility of two competing explanations for this difference: a contextual ...
V. Nielsen, "Validation of sick leave measures: self-reported sick leave and sickness benefit data from a Danish national register compared to multiple workplace-registered sick leave spells in a Danish municipality," BMC Public Health, vol. 12, no. 1, article 661, 2012....
Compared to self-employed men, self-employed women have more education but considerably lower earnings, and thus lower returns to education. This essay finds evidence that men typically benefit from a complementary relationship between education and earnings. However, women are heterogenous in their ...
As from June 14, 1982 doctors have no longer issued medical statements for social security purposes covering the first seven days of sickness. Instead, a government self-certification form is available for the purpose of claiming the state sickness benefit from day four to day seven. This arrange...
Plus, as noted earlier, self-employed people can deduct their health insurance premiums. However, you can’t deduct payments for self-insurance reserve funds, policies covering lost earnings due to sickness or disability, certain life insurance and annuities, or insurance to secure a loan. ...
Managing money when you're self-employed Being self-employed comes with perks. You get to set your own hours and do what you love. But it also comes with responsibilities. Here are a few financial considerations you should be aware of. Many of us dream of the day we’ll finally have...
The Law “On Maternity and Sickness Insurance” prescribes the procedure for the granting and payment of maternity benefits for the whole period of maternity and childcare leaves if the woman does not come to work and thus loses incomes earned in salaried employment or a self-employed woman lose...
Meanwhile, constant comparison and memo writing were employed to improve the quality of the analysis. An example of a memo is provided (Fig. 1). Furthermore, a reflexive journal was kept to record the thoughts, problems and decisions encountered during the analysis. The journal was included as...
Therefore, there were some practical distinctions between the conception of business performance and self- employed (and total) income. The formulation of such accounts varied considerably, depending on both the constitution of a firm (as a limited company, partnership or sole trader), and the ...