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“Inclusive Working Life” in Norway A National Intervention Program

“Inclusive Working Life” in Norway A National Intervention Program. Arve Lie/NIOH. Introduction. ”Inclusive Working Life” (IWL) is a Norwegian national intervention program initiated in 2001. The objective is to: reduce sickness absence to promote employment of functionally impaired

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“Inclusive Working Life” in Norway A National Intervention Program

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  1. “Inclusive Working Life” in Norway A National Intervention Program Arve Lie/NIOH

  2. Introduction • ”Inclusive Working Life” (IWL) is a Norwegian national intervention program initiated in 2001. • The objective is to: • reduce sickness absence • to promote employment of functionally impaired • prevent early retirement • More than half the Norwegian workforce is now included. • The incentives in the IWL program are partly economical, partly advisory assistance from “Working Life Centres” (WLC) being a part of the National Insurance.

  3. NIOH studies on IWL • What will be the OHS contribution to ”The Inclusive Working Life” • What is the contribution to ”The Inclusive Working Life” from the physiotherapists working in OHS • Social inequalities in health: childhood health and subsequent work participation • Development in sick leave and relevant health data before and after the agreement for “The Inclusive Working Life”. How does individual factors interact with company conditions? • Successful enterprises in”The Inclusive Working Life” in Norway – what is typical?

  4. Sickness absence in Norway

  5. Experiences so far • Most attention on sickness absence • The prevention of early retirement and employment of functionally impaired seem to be less valid in this sense. • This raises some future challenges.

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