I’m Sick of This: Prioritise A Sustainable Return-to-Work for Employees on Sick Leave
强调可持续返岗路径的重要性，通过比较不同国家对短期和长期病假的应对方式，揭示理论与实践差距，并整合管理学、心理学和职业医学视角，提出以充分恢复时间和整体性方法为核心的可持续返岗方案，对雇主和员工均有益。
A focus on sustainable employability has recently become more prevalent in research and practice. The working population ages, and employers’ demand for work exceeds its supply, making the need for continued labour at later ages greater. Accordingly, the urgency of reducing sick leave is increasing. In this article the need for sustainable return-to-work trajectories is emphasised, as returning to work after sick leave can be challenging and often unsuccessful on the long term. I demonstrate the need for sustainable return-to-work trajectories by sketching the global issue of workplace absence and comparing how organisations in different countries respond to short-term and long-term sick leave. This comparison lays bare large gaps between theory and practice in recovery and return-to-work. Using insights from management science, industrial and organisational psychology, and occupational medicine, I reflect on ways to support a more sustainable (long-term) return-to-work, in which the emphasis is placed on sufficient time to recover and a contextualised, holistic approach to return-to-work. This approach is illustrated to be beneficial to both the employer and the employee.