Beale N, Nethercott S
Health Centre, Calne, Wiltshire.
Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). 1988 May 28;296(6635):1508-10. doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6635.1508.
The proposition that workers take less sick leave when threatened by redundancy was examined in a longitudinal, controlled study using information from case records in a general practice. The hypothesis was only partly supported--certificated sickness absence dropped only in employees under the age of 40. Workers fearing job loss reported more illness, and their periods of absence were significantly longer, especially for men and for workers who had previously consulted their general practitioner infrequently. This study provides further evidence that the fear of mass redundancy is stressful to workers so threatened and costly to a society experiencing rising unemployment.
在一项纵向对照研究中，利用一家普通诊所的病例记录信息，对员工在面临裁员威胁时请病假减少这一观点进行了检验。该假设仅得到部分支持——只有40岁以下的员工经证明的病假天数有所下降。担心失业的员工报告的疾病更多，而且他们的缺勤时间明显更长，尤其是男性以及之前很少咨询全科医生的员工。这项研究进一步证明，对大规模裁员的恐惧会给面临此类威胁的员工带来压力，对一个失业率不断上升的社会造成高昂代价。
