Word info

presenteeism

Noun

Meaning

presenteeism (uncountable)

(chiefly UK) The fact of being present at work, especially if one is too sick to be productive, or working beyond the expected hours. [from 20th c.]
Coordinate term: absenteeism

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

PwC chairman Kevin Ellis is encouraging workers to return to the office on a voluntary basis – but has also said the pandemic had ‘bashed away presenteeism for ever’. Source: Internet

Yet old-fashioned management norms prevail: presenteeism, performance evaluations based on (overtime) hours worked, ad-hoc hallway communications, excessive meetings and attachment to inefficient technology. Source: Internet

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