带薪医疗和护理假与服务业工人的经济保障和福祉的关系。
The association of paid medical and caregiving leave with the economic security and wellbeing of service sector workers.
机构信息
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland State University School of Public Health, Portland, OR, USA.
Harvard University, Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, MA, USA.
出版信息
BMC Public Health. 2021 Nov 1;21(1):1969. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11999-9.
BACKGROUND
Service-sector workers in the U.S. face extremely limited access to paid family and medical leave, but little research has examined the consequences for worker wellbeing. Our objective was to determine whether paid leave was associated with improved economic security and wellbeing for workers who needed leave for their own serious health condition or to care for a seriously ill loved one.
METHODS
We analyzed data collected in 2020 by the Shift Project from 11,689 hourly service-sector workers across the US. We estimated the impact of taking paid leave on economic insecurity and wellbeing relative to taking unpaid leave, no leave, or not experiencing a need to take leave.
RESULTS
Twenty percent of workers needed medical or caregiving leave in the reference period. Workers who took paid leave reported significantly less difficulty making ends meet, less hunger and utility payment hardship, and better sleep quality than those who had similar serious health or caregiving needs but did not take paid leave.
CONCLUSIONS
Access to paid leave enables front line workers to take needed leave from work while maintaining their financial security and wellbeing.
背景
美国服务业员工的带薪家庭和医疗休假极为有限，但几乎没有研究关注这对员工福祉的影响。我们的目的是确定带薪休假是否与改善因自身严重健康状况或照顾重病亲人而需要休假的员工的经济保障和福祉有关。
方法
我们分析了 Shift 项目在 2020 年从美国各地 11689 名小时制服务业员工收集的数据。我们估计了与无薪休假、不休假或无需休假相比，带薪休假对经济不安全和福祉的影响。
结果
在参考期内，20%的员工需要医疗或护理假。与没有带薪休假但有类似严重健康或护理需求的员工相比，带薪休假的员工在经济上更能维持收支平衡，饥饿感和水电费支付困难更少，睡眠质量更好。
结论
带薪休假使一线员工能够在保持经济保障和福祉的同时，从工作中获得所需的休假。
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