Prediction Model for Job Retention According to the Type of Return to Work Among Industrially Injured Workers in Korea

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate how the type of return to work after an industrial accident affects job retention. Methods: Using data from the panel study of workers' compensation insurance first-third, and hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals were calculated for workers leaving their jobs. Results: The HR leaving their jobs were higher in the "reemployed" compared with that in the "returned to original work," with HR of 2.69 (2.33-3.10). According workers' status, the HRs leaving their jobs were higher among the "reemployed" than among those who "returned to original work." Regular and daily workers' HRs were 1.70 (1.37-2.11) and 3.55 (2.96-4.26), respectively. Conclusions: The findings suggest that to increase job retention rate, protection policies for reemployed workers or support for employers who hire reemployed workers should be considered.

Epidemiology of Work-Related Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

“…Moreover, the subsequent increase in incidence could be attributed to the increased number of IIWs due to the abolition of the employer confirmation system for improved accessibility, which enabled workers to file for claims due to industrial injuries. 16,18 The incidence of TSCI in the cervical region was the highest, accounting for more than half of all TSCI cases (approximately 57%). This finding is similar to that of the epidemiology of the whole TSCI.…”

“…The incidence of wrTSCI was relatively stable between 2010 and 2013 but decreased sharply in 2014 and gradually increased again from 2015. The decrease in incidence in 2014 can be viewed not as a decrease in the number of IIWs but as an expansion of coverage through the application of WCI 15,16 . The number of workplaces covered by the WCI increased significantly in 2014; hence, the number of workers covered by insurance increased significantly (10.4%) compared with that in the previous year 17 .…”

“…Therefore, the expanded WCI coverage could have influenced the incidence rate. Moreover, the subsequent increase in incidence could be attributed to the increased number of IIWs due to the abolition of the employer confirmation system for improved accessibility, which enabled workers to file for claims due to industrial injuries 16,18 …”

“…The decrease in incidence in 2014 can be viewed not as a decrease in the number of IIWs but as an expansion of coverage through the application of WCI. 15 , 16 The number of workplaces covered by the WCI increased significantly in 2014; hence, the number of workers covered by insurance increased significantly (10.4%) compared with that in the previous year. 17 This could have contributed to the temporary decrease in incidence.…”

Association Between Initiation of Rehabilitation and Length of Hospital Stay for Workers with Moderate to Severe Work-Related Traumatic Brain Injury

“…We used the Republic of Korea's nationwide WCI data for this study. The Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act was first enacted in the Republic of Korea over 50 years ago, and policymakers have continually made amendments to improve access and coverage to promote the broad use of compensations and medical care services after industrial injury [ 9 , 19 ]. Compensations are paid to workers for work-related injuries and illnesses that require medical care services for 4 days or more.…”