Women in public service outnumber men two-to-one for disability claims
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"A Statistics Canada report found that Canada’s public servants are absent — including on disability — more than workers in the private sector, and that much of that difference can be explained because they are unionized, a higher proportion are women, and they are older than the rest of the labour force".
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Women in public service outnumber men two-to-one for disability claims | National Post
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Women in the public service go on disability leave at almost twice the rate of men, a problem some experts say should be addressed as part of the government's new disability management scheme.
The federal disability insurance plan, managed by Sun Life Financial, is the biggest in Canada. A Sun Life report obtained by the Citizen shows women have ended up on long-term disability at rates vastly disproportionate to their numbers in the public service for more than a decade, especially for mental health conditions.
The federal disability insurance plan, managed by Sun Life Financial, is the biggest in Canada. A Sun Life report obtained by the Citizen shows women have ended up on long-term disability at rates vastly disproportionate to their numbers in the public service for more than a decade, especially for mental health conditions.
"A Statistics Canada report found that Canada’s public servants are absent — including on disability — more than workers in the private sector, and that much of that difference can be explained because they are unionized, a higher proportion are women, and they are older than the rest of the labour force".
read the story here:
Women in public service outnumber men two-to-one for disability claims | National Post
