Notes

A recent study by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention found that employees with paid sick leave are 28 percent less likely to be involved in a work-related accident than employees who do not receive payment for sick leave. Researchers hypothesise that employees with unpaid sick leave feel pressured to work during time of illness for fear of lack of pay. On-the-job accidents are then spurred by impaired judgement or motor skills due to illness or illness-related medications. The highest-risk occupations, such as construction, showed the highest discrepancy between paid and unpaid leave.
Write a response in which you discuss what questions would need to be answered in order to determine whether the researchers’ hypothesis is reasonable. Be sure to explain what effects the answers to these questions would have on the validity of the hypothesis.

1. Identify Conclusion
Researchers hypothesise that the employees must be given paid leaves instead of unpaid leaves so that they are less involved in work-related accidents especially in high-risk occupations.

2. Identify evidences and facts
a] Employees with paid sick leave are 28 percent less likely to be involved in a work-related accident than employees who do not receive payment for sick leave.
b] Unpaid leaves lead to on-the-job accidents which are spurred by impaired judgement or motor skills due to illness or illness-related medications.
c] The highest-risk occupations, such as construction, showed the highest discrepancy between paid and unpaid leave.

3. Identify assumptions