Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Caroline Castrillon covers career, entrepreneurship and women at work. Presenteeism is a workplace phenomenon where employees ...

The more severe an employee’s symptoms, the less likely they were to continue to work. HCP reporting shortness of breath had ...

Presenteeism, which refers to going to work despite being sick, is common. Research shows that up to 97% of people have engaged in presenteeism. Unfortunately, this has negative effects on the ...

Many companies do not write checks for their highest health-related costs. A decade ago, two studies found that on-the-job productivity losses from pain and depression cost U.S. employers more than ...

Boredom at work is one of the clearest indicators of a company culture in decline. It comes from a lack of connection to the company purpose and manifests in sick days and presenteeism. Mental health ...

In a recent article published in the Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology Journal, researchers conducted an observational cohort study among all healthcare workers (HCWs) of the Veterans Affairs ...

The man who coined the term “presenteeism” has railed against major companies like Amazon renewed push to force workers back into the office five days a week. Several companies have scrapped remote ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

Your business cannot function without your employees. Unscheduled absences, no matter the reason, have severe consequences for your business and your employees. You pay overtime to cover missed shifts ...

Background: Presenteeism is highly prevalent and costly to employers. It is defined as being present at work, but limited in some aspect of job performance by a health problem. Workplace health ...

If the pandemic has taught us anything about work, it's that we don't need to be pulling long hours in an office to be productive. So, why is presenteeism still so important? As we head into 2022, ...