Office workers suffer from 'presenteeism'
24/04/2008(17:30)
Office workers in the UK are suffering from a culture of "presenteeism", which is having a negative impact on productivity, according to new survey.
The research, which was commissioned by Right Corecare, found that forty per cent of respondents work extra hours in the office.
In addition, over a fifth of these people say they do so to meet their bosses expectations and 16 per cent do it to look hard-working.
However, Adrienne Heeley, director of work-life services at Right Corecare, said that many people do it just to be seen to be working hard by bosses and colleagues.
"But this 'jacket-on-the-back-of-the-chair' approach is counter-productive. It has a detrimental effect on the employee's wellbeing, the productivity of the business and the UK's economy as a whole," she stated.
A quarter of respondents say they use company time to check Facebook and surf on the internet, meaning long workers are not certainly the harder workers.
Presenteeism includes attending work when employees are ill, which a recent survey by LifeCare found was mainly due to a sense of obligation to co-workers.
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