Trends in Temporary Incapacity to Work in the Czech Republic since the Start of the 1990s

Abstract

The objective of this article is to describe the trend in temporary incapacity to work in the Czech Republic in the years from 1990 to 2007 in the context of the basic legislative changes that impacted the degree to which the institution of temporary incapacity to work is used and by extension sickness benefits paid.

Keywords

• incapacity to work
• sickness insurance
• sickness benefit
• labour market