Presenteeism

Abstract

Behaviors at work can be indicative of a worker’s health. Presenteeism, a practice of being present at work while not fully functioning from illness, injury, or other medical conditions hence potential errors, compromised efficiency, and additional costs over frequent absence, is one of them. 40% of this particular behavior at workplace is found in general. The number increases to 45% among medical workers. The causes vary from illnesses, financial problems, nature of work, organizational culture, Key Performance Indicator, personal preferences, and the outbreak of COVID-19 that cause impacts on individual, social, and organizational levels. On the individual level, people suffer prolonged and more serious condition. On the social level, workplace relationships are disrupted. On the organization level, health coverage increases while productivity has declined. Occupational health approaches should be put in place, with the collaboration of business owners, supervisors, and those who look after the health of workers with the behavior and the risk of developing it, to find and develop primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention on it.