Leading Blog
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
According to a recent study, employees suffering from depression cost employers more than $44 billion per year in lost productivity, with over 81 percent of that decreased productivity coming in the form of presenteeism, or the practice of going to work despite illness or anxiety and commonly resulting in reduced productivity.
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Harvard Business Review
MARCH 6, 2015
Sometimes this occurs when people call out sick; at other times, it’s due to what’s called presenteeism , defined as “the problem of workers’ being on the job but, because of illness or other medical conditions, not fully functioning.”
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
In short, companies want to reduce the risk that their workers will get the flu, develop lung cancer, or suffer from the many debilitating conditions linked to overweight and a sedentary lifestyle. They attributed those losses both to absenteeism and to “presenteeism,” when employees come to work too unwell to do their jobs.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 18, 2012
You might not see absenteeism, but there is "presenteeism," which means the body is there but the mind is absent. They want to minimize risk rather than to look for big improvements. Defensive pessimism" sets in; that is, lowering expectations to cope with anxiety in risky situations. Initiative decreases. competitiveness.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 31, 2018
Physical, behavioral and mental health issues such as obesity, hypertension, smoking, depression, anxiety, poor sleep, and alcohol dependence can create costs for employers through higher medical claims, reduced employee productivity and performance, absenteeism, presenteeism, and short-term disability.
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 24, 2016
To achieve better care, employers need to work with providers to determine the conditions that are generating the greatest direct and indirect costs and to develop measurable quality goals. Only by working together will employers and providers achieve the highest quality outcomes at the lowest cost with the most benefit to individuals.
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