The effect of variable pay schemes on workplace absenteeism is estimated using two cross-sections of private sector British establishments. Establishments that explicitly link pay with individual performance are found to have significantly lower absence rates. The effect is stronger for...

This paper attempts to analyze the effects that shopfloor participation has on firm performance and examine if cooperatives show better results than capitalist firms. Moreover, it tries to study if the impact of participation on performance is different in cooperatives and capitalist firms. To...

Previous studies have indicated that individuals with depression have increased workplace absenteeism, leading to substantial costs to employers. However, depressed patients are also more likely to be cigarette smokers, and smoking is also associated with increased absenteeism. We evaluated the...