직장복귀계획서 제출제도가 산재근로자 직장복귀에 미친 효과분석

Analysis of the Effects of the Submission System of Workplace Return Plans for Industrial Accident Workers on Workplace Return

본 연구는 산재근로자의 직장복귀를 지원하기 위하여 시행된 사업주 직장복귀계획서 제출제도의 효과를 확인하기 위한 목적으로 수행되었다. 우선, 직장복귀계획서 제출근로자와 미제출 근로자의 직장복귀율과 요양일수의 단순비교를 실시한 결과 직장복귀계획서 제출자의68.4%가 직장에 복귀하여서 미제출자 복귀율 48.5%에 비해 19.90%가 높았으며, 요양일수는 직장복귀계획서 제출자 205일, 미제출자 294일로 직장복귀계획서 제출자가 89일이 적었다. 또한, 성향점수 매칭 후 비교한 결과 직장복귀계획서 제출자의 68.4%가 직장에 복귀하여 미제출자 51.4%에 비해 17%가 높았으며 요양일수는 직장복귀계획서 제출 산재근로자205일, 미제출자 272일로 제출자가 67일이 적었다. 따라서 직장복귀계획서를 제출한 경우산재근로자의 직장복귀율이 높고, 요양기간이 짧아서 직장복귀계획서 제출제도 운영이 산재근로자의 요양기간을 단축시키고 직장복귀를 촉진하는데 기여하고 있는 것으로 확인되었다. 향후 산재근로자 직장복귀계획서 제출제도를 의무화하고 지원하기 위한 노력이 필요하다.

This study aims to verify the effectiveness of the employer return-to-work plan submission system implemented to support the return-to-work of industrial accident workers. First, as a result of simply comparing the return-to-work rate and number of days of treatment between workers who submitted return-to-work plans and those who did not, 68.4% of industrial accident workers who submitted return-to-work plans returned to work, which was 19.90% higher than those who did not. The number of days of treatment was 205 days for industrial accident workers who submitted return-to-work plans and 294 days for those who did not, which was 89 days less for those who submitted return-to-work plans. In addition, a propensity score matching analysis was performed. The results showed that 68.4% of those who submitted return-to-work plans returned to work, which was 17% higher than those who did not. The number of days of treatment was 205 days for industrial accident workers who submitted return-to-work plans, which was 67 days less than those who did not. Therefore, the return to work rate of industrial accident workers who submitted a return to work plan was high and the recovery period was short. This means that the return to work plan submission system is contributing to shortening the recovery period of industrial accident workers and increasing the return to work rate.