- presenteeism
-
The act of being present at work even if ones too sick to be productive, or work beyond the expected hours
Wikipedia foundation.
presenteeism
Look at other dictionaries:
Presenteeism — is the opposite of absenteeism. In contrast to absenteeism, when employees are absent from work, presenteeism discusses the problems faced when employees come to work in spite of illness, which can have similar negative repercussions on business… … Wikipedia
presenteeism — pres‧en‧tee‧is‧m [ˌpreznˈtiːɪzm] noun [uncountable] HUMAN RESOURCES when employees spend too much time at work, or come into work even when they are ill, and this has a bad effect on their performance: • The investigation will attempt to study… … Financial and business terms
presenteeism — When employees come to work despite illness or injury that should have kept them home. Category: Employment Law & HR → Employee Rights Category: Employment Law & HR → Human Resources Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen… … Law dictionary
Presenteeism — A loss of workplace productivity resulting from employee health problems and/or personal issues. Even though the employee is physically present at work, because they are experiencing problems such as arthritis, allergies, family illness or stress … Investment dictionary
presenteeism — (prez.un.TEE.iz.um) n. The feeling that one must show up for work even if one is too sick, stressed, or distracted to be productive; the feeling that one needs to work extra hours even if one has no extra work to do. presentee n. Example Citation … New words
presenteeism — pres|en|tee|is|m [ˌprezənˈti:ızəm] n [U] a situation when people spend a lot of time at work, even if they are ill or could take a holiday, because they want their employers to see that they are working very hard →↑absenteeism … Dictionary of contemporary English
presenteeism — noun the practice of being present at work for longer than required, especially as a manifestation of insecurity about one s job … English new terms dictionary
presenteeism — UK [ˌprezənˈtiːɪz(ə)m] / US [ˌprezənˈtɪɪz(ə)m] noun [uncountable] business the practice of spending more hours at work than you are paid for according to your contract … English dictionary
presenteeism — /prɛzənˈtiɪzəm/ (say prezuhn teeizuhm) noun the practice of continuing to go to work, especially when not working at a fully productive rate due to illness, stress, exhaustion caused by working beyond one s set hours, etc., often in an attempt to …
presenteeism — presenteeˈism noun Attendance at a place of work beyond the required hours, so as to be seen to be enthusiastic • • • Main Entry: ↑present … Useful english dictionary
