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presenteeism

noun
/pɹɛ.sənˈtiːˌɪz.m̩/UK/ˌpɹɛ.sənˈtiˌɪz.m̩/US

Etymology

From presentee + -ism, after absenteeism, coined by academic Cary Cooper.

  1. derived from prae-
  2. derived from praesens
  3. derived from present
  4. inherited from present
  5. suffixed as presentee — “present + ee”
  6. suffixed as presenteeism — “presentee + ism”

Definitions

  1. The fact of being present at work, especially if one is too sick to be productive, or…

    The fact of being present at work, especially if one is too sick to be productive, or working beyond the expected hours.

    • Research shows that presenteeism, apart from the obvious danger of contamination of other workers, can lead to longer absence from work later on.
    • Organisations that have noticed an increase in presenteeism are nearly twice as likely to report an increase in stress-related absence and more than twice as likely to report an increase in mental health problems among their staff too.
    • Employers should guarantee sick pay, including for contacts of known cases, and do everything they can to discourage the practice of “presenteeism”.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA