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Sick leave and social distancing in the age of precarious employment: Understanding workplace conditions and choices to prevent COVID-19 transmission

  • Funded by Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST)
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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $78,789.86

  • Funder

    Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST)

  • Principal Investigator

    Daniel Côté

  • Research Location

    Canada

  • Lead Research Institution

    IRSST

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Secondary impacts of disease, response & control measures

  • Research Subcategory

    Economic impacts

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Adults (18 and older)

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

This research will uncover how individuals in precarious employment understand and weigh choices and navigate recommendations to mitigate the spread of illness, specifically COVID-19, given the strong precarious employment conditions and economic security. The research team will investigate workers' employment conditions and their reasoning about health risks and sick leave to reveal how precarious employment shapes the social dynamics of disease transmission and vulnerability. The specific goal is to identify viable conditions for preventing COVID-19 transmission in precarious work environments by developing strategies to address the unique circumstances of this population.