Health & Safety Matters
Female temps suffer sickness bias
Women in temporary jobs are more likely than men in similar posts to lose their job if they are often off sick, according to a Finnish study.
“The findings that women were particularly vulnerable is a concern,” said Mike Clinton, an occupational psychologist at King’s College London. “This research provides support for greater protection of temporary workers.”
M Virtanen and others, “Sickness absence as a risk factor”, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol 63, pages 212-217, 2006
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