A rise in presenteeism is affecting productivity levels at work, as nearly two in three employees have attended work while feeling ill in 2013.
According to the research from business psychology company Robertson Cooper, productivity levels for employees who feel ill drops from 75% on ‘normal days’ to 55% on ‘sick days’.
The study also shows the ‘top sources of stress’ have changed between 2007-2010 and 2011-2013.
In 2007-2010, the number one cause of stress was ‘too much change in the workplace’, with 38% of people agreeing this was the case. However, in 2011-2013 the top concern for individuals was ‘not having enough time to do their job’ (33%).
Professor Cary Cooper, professor of organisational psychology and health at Lancaster University and founder of Robertson Cooper, said: “Our data shows people are experiencing new levels and sources of stress at work and this has lead to a culture whereby certain individuals are too afraid to be off sick.
“It’s a vicious circle that leads to presenteeism, rather than absenteeism, and lower productivity. Crucially, this lower productivity fuels the new top source of stress, which is not having enough time to complete their job. On any given day, there could be hundreds of thousands of people at work who are there in body, but not in spirit.”
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via HR Magazine – Stress and presenteeism “sapping UK productivity”, says research.
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