Managers ’ sick-leave recommendations for employees with common mental disorders – a vignette study

ConclusionsThe likelihood of a manager recommending sick leave after watching a CMD-labelled video vignette was higher if the manager had previously experienced this situation in real life. We consider this study being important as a first study looking into managers' attitudes and personal experience and recommendations of sick leave.Key messagesThe odds for recommending sick leave to a video vignette case was higher if managers had this experience.This study highlights the importance of including managerial behaviors to understand the sick leave process for employees with CMD.
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research