Presenteeism is the practice of coming to work despite being sick. It also refers to the practice of working long hours and not taking any holidays because one is afraid of losing his job.
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Presenteeism
//pɹɛ.sənˈtiːˌɪz.m̩//
Synonyms for "presenteeism"
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6 translations across 6 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 出勤主義 /出勤主义 noun (being at work when sick)
Finnish
1 entries- presenteismi noun (being at work when sick)
French
1 entries- présentéisme noun (being at work when sick)
German
1 entries- Präsentismus noun (being at work when sick)
Romanian
1 entries- prezentism noun (being at work when sick)
Spanish
1 entries- presentismo noun (being at work when sick)
Sample sentences
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Research shows that presenteeism, apart from the obvious danger of contamination of other workers, can lead to longer absence from work later on.
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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.
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Employers should guarantee sick pay, including for contacts of known cases, and do everything they can to discourage the practice of “presenteeism”.
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