Return to work following long term sickness absence: a comparative analysis of stakeholders' views and experiences in six European countries.

Purpose Return to work is a complex and challenging process which takes various forms in different contexts. The aim of this study is to explore and compare cross-country differences in stakeholders' experiences and views on actors, policies and practices relevant for return to work after long-term sickness absence. The comparative exploration is done in six countries with various legislative backgrounds, welfare and social dialogue systems.

Return to work after chronic disease: A theoretical framework for understanding the worker-employer dynamic.

Objectives: Return to work after chronic disease is important for workers, employers and society. The process, however, is challenging. This article provides an analytical and theoretical framework for explaining this process informed by the person-environment fit theory.

Moving beyond the patients' views on the process of return to work after cancer: A qualitative evidence synthesis on articles published between 2008 and 2017.

Background: Important qualitative findings have accumulated on return to work after cancer from the perspective of various stakeholders.

Objective: The aim of this paper was to critically appraise the evidence produced between 2008-2017 on several key stages of the return to work process against the key stakeholders identified in the articles included.

Methods: A systematic search was done on four databases to identify relevant papers.

The challenge of return to work in workers with cancer: employer priorities despite variation in social policies related to work and health.

Purpose: This study explored employer's perspectives on (1) their experience of good practice related to workers diagnosed with cancer and their return to work (RTW), and (2) their perceived needs necessary to achieve good practice as reported by employers from nine separate countries.

Methods: Twenty-five semi-structured interviews were held in eight European countries and Israel with two to three employers typically including HR managers or line managers from both profit and non-profit organisations of different sizes and sectors. Interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim.

Supporting the Return to Work After Cancer in Romania: Exploring Employers' Perspectives.

Purpose Evidence shows that employers play a key role in facilitating the return to work of employees with cancer, yet little is known about the employers' experiences in settings where no policies or regulations are available to guide this process. Against this background, we aimed (1) to understand how employers experience and manage the process of having employees with cancer and (2) to explore their reflections regarding their role in returning to work. Methods Twenty employers from various types of organisations and sectors were interviewed.

Working as a cancer survivor in Romania: an overview of the statutory policies for return to work.

Over the last several years, the number of working-age patients with cancer in Europe and Romania has consistently increased. Considerable efforts are made to bring cancer survivors back to the workforce, generating remarkable individual and societal benefits. Legislation and policies are essential factors in achieving this goal.

Hospital decentralisation in Romania: stakeholders' perspectives in the newsprint media.

In the summer of 2010, Romania undertook a process of hospital decentralisation as part of the reform in the healthcare sector. The national newsprint media covered the process thoroughly. This paper is a study of how key stakeholders' views, attitudes, beliefs and attitudes towards decentralisation are represented in print media.