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Table 5 Example of costs pertaining to ill-health of company employees in Dakar

From: Fostering cardiovascular health at work – case study from Senegal

Situation in a company with 50 employees

Manifestation

Direct costs

Indirect costs

Absenteeism of an employee who earns € 458.8 per month

Assumption of one day of absence per month

€ 458.8/ 173 h * 8 h

€ 21.2 per month per day of absence

Overall monthly production of the company reduced by 0.09% for each day of absence of an employee

Disability following a complication of an employee earning € 458.8 per month

During a re-education period of 6 months, the employer is required to pay the salary under penalty of a fine and imprisonment (article L279 labor code)

€ 2875.2 for 6 months

This cost can extend to a year or more depending on regulatory provisions (article 19 and 20 of the Collective Trade Agreement)

Temporary replacement costs for a new recruit with the same monthly salary of € 458.8 to maintain production.

The costs of rehabilitation or functional rehabilitation are the responsibility of the Social Security Code (Article 58)