Table 3

Rates of subsequent employee exit from the work unit in the year after organisational change

N% of N, exitCrude, exitAdjusted, exit
HR (95% CI)HR (95% CI)
No change*859416.651.001.00
Any change579417.951.09 (1.01 to 1.18)1.10 (1.01 to 1.19)
1 type of change382617.121.03 (0.94 to 1.13)1.04 (0.95 to 1.15)
2 types of changes121217.491.06 (0.92 to 1.22)1.04 (0.90 to 1.20)
≥3 types of changes75622.881.44 (1.23 to 1.69)1.52 (1.30 to 1.79)
Merger109321.321.33 (1.16 to 1.53)1.29 (1.12 to 1.49)
Demerger50821.651.36 (1.12 to 1.64)1.41 (1.16 to 1.71)
Relocation98519.391.19 (1.02 to 1.38)1.16 (1.00 to 1.35)
Change of management223619.681.20 (1.08 to 1.34)1.24 (1.11 to 1.38)
Employee layoff222616.581.00 (0.89 to 1.12)1.03 (0.91 to 1.15)
Budget cut179917.901.09 (0.96 to 1.23)1.09 (0.97 to 1.24)
  • Crude Cox analyses controlled for age. Adjusted Cox analyses controlled for age, sex, number of employees in the work unit, occupational group, sickness absence in 2012, child-related absence and personal gross income.

  • *Reference group.