Study title

Cases of absenteeism (sick leave) where an appeal was made to the Health Law, have been described by means of three identical questionnaires filled in by the persons involved: employees (absentees), employers, and medical advisors of industrial insurance boards. Type of occupation / size and financial position of company / reorganization at time of reporting sick / reasons of reporting sick / kind of disease / role of employees personal characteristics and working conditions / in case of labour conflict, as reason for sick leave: duration, contents and solvability of conflict / contacts between employee, employer, medical advisor and experts in order to get the employee back at work, efforts made, evaluation of the efforts / reasons to continue sick leave after recovery. Background variables: basic characteristics/ occupation/employment