The importance of workplace accommodation for cancer survivors – The role of flexible work schedules and psychological help in returning to work

Anna Kollerup; Jacob Ladenburg; Eskil Heinesen; Christophe Kolodziejczyk

doi:10.1016/j.ehb.2021.101057

The importance of workplace accommodation for cancer survivors – The role of flexible work schedules and psychological help in returning to work

Anna Kollerup, Jacob Ladenburg^*, Eskil Heinesen, Christophe Kolodziejczyk

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We investigate whether accommodating job attributes influence the probability of returning to work three years after a cancer diagnosis. Using a combination of Danish administrative data and a survey carried out among Danish breast, colon, and melanoma skin cancer survivors, we find that the probability of returning to work is significantly and positively correlated with a flexible work schedule during and after cancer treatment. The result is robust when controlling for pre-cancer work experience, job seniority, pre-cancer job dissatisfaction, and post-cancer ability to work. Furthermore, we show that the influence of a flexible schedule varies with respect to cancer survivors’ ability to work, level of education, and type of cancer.

Original language	English
Article number	101057
Journal	Economics and Human Biology
Volume	43
ISSN	1570-677X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2021.101057
Publication status	Published - 2021

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We are grateful to participant in the "Conference in honor of Niels Westergård-Nielsen - Applied personnel economics – The use of register information”, Copenhagen 2019 and anonymous referees for helpful comments. This research has received funding from The Danish Cancer Society (Grant No. SU08004 ) and the Rockwool Foundation (Grant No. 1137 ).

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Ability to work
Accommodation
Cancer
Denmark
Health
Supply of Labor

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The importance of workplace accommodation for cancer survivors – The role of flexible work schedules and psychological help in returning to work

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