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Sickness, Disability and Work: Breaking the Barriers: Sweden
OECD on
August 18th 2010
Sickness and disability is a key economic policy concern for many OECD countries. Medical conditions, or problems labelled as such by societies and policy systems, are proving an increasing obstacle to raising labour force participation and keeping public expenditure under control. More and more people of working age rely on sickness and disability benefits as their main source of income, and the employment rates of those reporting disabling conditions are low. This report is an assessment of the Swedish reforms, which aim to lower inactivity and increase participation, against the background of recent trends and policy responses in other OECD countries. It looks at what Sweden is currently doing and what more it could do to transform its sickness and disability schemes from passive benefits to active support systems that promote work.
Topics in this document
Employment
Economy
Finland
OECD
Trade union
Physical therapy
Tax
Insurance
Disease
Poverty
Vocational rehabilitation
Subsidy
General practitioner
Pension
Unemployment benefits
Health
Labour economics
Sick leave
Occupational safety and health
Sweden
Disability
Unemployment
Welfare
Norway
Education
Financial crisis of 2007–2008
Supported employment
Denmark
Labor
Recession
Related SDGs
Citations
Cited by 29 other policy documents
(20 of them are from other policy sources)