This trend of coming to work sick is known as "presenteeism." It carries significant risks to public health and costs businesses money. Discouraging presenteeism can be more challenging than it ...

This also can lead to employees who are likely to not show up at work or suffer from "presenteeism"—technically ... psychological safety concerns, poor communication, low employee morale ...

Thus, employees can have the time to prioritize their safety before returning to work. This approach also reduces presenteeism, where employees report to work despite poor mental health or illness.

It forced us to think about what really mattered – food, shelter, safety ... profound reflection on work-life balance and the need to end the waste of commuting and presenteeism?

As a country, South Africa struggles with its collective mental health. Zoom in on the mining sector, and you will see South ...

Some also said it is not considered acceptable in their workplace to take sick leave for mental health reasons. One doctor ...

He raised concerns about patient safety, and acknowledged the complexity of changing attitudes towards presenteeism, meaning the pressure to come to work at all costs. He urged: “We hope the new ...