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The Impact of the Employee’s Personal Characteristics on the Abuse of Sickness Absence: Empirical Evidence From Poland Cover

The Impact of the Employee’s Personal Characteristics on the Abuse of Sickness Absence: Empirical Evidence From Poland

By: Łukasz Jurek  
Open Access
|Jan 2024

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Language: English
Page range: 60 - 81
Published on: Jan 26, 2024
Published by: University of Wroclaw, Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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