Opening the Workplace After COVID-19: What Lessons Can be Learned from Return-to-Work Research?

Shaw, William S.; Main, Chris J.; Findley, Patricia A.; Collie, Alex; Kristman, Vicki L.; Gross, Douglas P.

doi:10.1007/s10926-020-09908-9

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“…Over half of adults stop working—often for health reasons 67—between the age of 50 and statutory retirement age. People with disabilities looking for work will also have reduced employment prospects 8…”

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“…Much emphasis has been placed on the psychological effect of returning to work after extended periods away, including employees’ fears of workplace transmission 8. Exploring and addressing these psychological barriers is critical during discussions with patients, particularly those who are clinically vulnerable Observational research from China suggests that organisational measures to reduce risk, including improved workplace hygiene, and employers who prioritise workers’ health are both associated with a lower risk of psychiatric symptoms among returning employees 18…”

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Safely returning clinically vulnerable people to work

Macdonald

Middleton

Lalloo

et al. 2020

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Safely returning clinically vulnerable people to work

Macdonald

Middleton

Lalloo

et al. 2020

BMJ

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“…37,38 There has been very limited research in this field. 39,40 At the same time, the dynamic systems model presented in this study can serve as an effective means of helping to test work resumption policies for countries around the world. Though simulation, it is possible to model the evolution of the pandemic under different IPC policy scenarios implemented at various places and provide policymakers with quantified, science-based real-time consequences of different IPC policies.…”

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<p>COVID-19 in Shanghai: IPC Policy Exploration in Support of Work Resumption Through System Dynamics Modeling</p>

Zhao¹,

Jia²,

Qian³

et al. 2020

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Purpose: It is unclear how and to what extent various infection prevention and control (IPC) policies affect the spread of an epidemic during work resumption. In order to assess the impact of IPC policies, this research addresses the results of a policy simulation in Shanghai, China, which estimates the transmission dynamics of COVID-19 under various IPC policies and offers evidence-based outcomes of work resumption policies for the world. Materials and Methods: This simulation research is based on a system dynamics (SD) model that integrates IPC work resumption policies implemented in Shanghai into the classical susceptible-exposed-infected-removed (SEIR) epidemiological model. Input data were obtained from official websites, the Baidu migration index and published literature. The SD model was validated by comparing results with real-world data. Results: The simulations show that a non-quarantined and non-staged approach to work resumption (Policy 1) would bring a small secondary outbreak of COVID-19. The quarantined but non-staged approach (Policy 2) and the non-quarantined but staged approach (Policy 3) would not bring a secondary outbreak of COVID-19. However, they both would generate more newly confirmed cases than the staged and quarantined approach (Policy 4). Moreover, the 14-day quarantine policy alone appears to be more effective in reducing transmission risk than the staged work resumption policy alone. The combined staged and quarantined IPC policy led to the fewest confirmed cases caused by work resumption in Shanghai, and the spread of COVID-19 stopped (ie, the number of newly confirmed cases reduced to zero) at the earliest date. Conclusion: Conservative IPC policies can prevent a second outbreak of COVID-19 during work resumption. The dynamic systems model designed in this study can serve as a tool to test various IPC work resumption policies, facilitating decision-making in responses to combating the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“…The COVID-19 pandemic has opened up thinking about how our social security programs, including workers' compensation, function and whether they are able to provide adequate support to people in the context of today's difficult health and work conditions [1]. One policy option that has persistently emerged, across countries and over recent decades, is that of Universal Basic Income (UBI).…”

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“…At present, with COVID-19, we have a dramatic situation of un-and under-employment for which there are no ready policy remedies. Instead, we have seen emergency limited-term hand-outs, such as the payout of $1200 to all US citizens with a gross income less than $75,000-$150,000 in April 2020, 1 and the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit that provided $500 per week to Canadian citizens who have stopped working due to COVID-19, for up to 24 weeks. 2 Although not universal, this Canadian benefit extended to groups who had previously not been recognized as possible recipients of unemployment benefits, including self-employed, gig workers and part-time workers.…”

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