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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Even in a changed work world, compared to their bosses, junior employees are much less likely to be able to work flexibly. Why? The rise of flexible work has been heralded as one of the biggest shifts ...

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