| Document ID (ISN) | 108384 |
| CIS number |
08-876 |
| ISBN(s) |
978-86509-586-2 |
| Year |
2006 |
| Convention or series no. |
Fb 1080
|
| Author(s) |
Bödeker W., Friedel H., Friedrichs M., Röttger C.
Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin |
| Title |
Costs of early retirement |
| Original title |
Kosten der Frühberentung [in German] |
| Bibliographic information |
Wirtschaftsverlag NW, Postfach 10 11 10, 27511 Bremerhaven, Germany, 2006. 275p. Illus. Bibl.ref. CD-Rom. Price: EUR 21.50. |
| Abstract |
This case-control study was carried out to estimate the impact of occupational factors on early retirement and their associated costs. It examined the occupational histories of 28,000 persons who were granted a disability pension in 1999, together with those of some 1,000,000 employed persons as controls. Suitable methods were developed to quantify the exposure based on occupational histories, enabling the associations between the grant of a disability pension and the cumulated exposures or the occupation to be determined. In Germany the work-related costs of early retirement were estimated to be at least EUR 10.3 billion annually, including EUR 1.2 billion in direct costs. The work-related share of disability pensions amounts to EUR 2.8 billion. The most important exposures are strenuous work (lifting) and low job control. It is estimated that a moderate increase in job control could save up to EUR 2 billion annually. The strongest correlation with a high incidence of disability pensions was observed in nursing and mining. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Germany; retired workers; handicapped workers; economic aspects |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
report; occupation disease relation; physical workload; psychology of work organization; mining industry; case-control study; health care personnel; CD-ROM; work aptitude |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | Germany |
| Subject(s) |
Generalities
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Economic aspects
Workers with disabilities
|
