tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68222132011-04-21T13:15:43.752-07:00Health news from around the world, updated daily.HealthNewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642274549151380729noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6822213.post-1082714666538090652004-04-23T02:55:00.000-07:002004-04-23T03:31:11.110-07:00<strong>Presenteeism</strong> <br />Researchers at Cornell University are calling the decline in worker efficiency at many businesses "presenteeism," presumably because they are afraid to call in sick and they are not working efficiently. <br /> <br /><ul>"Economists refer to slack productivity from ailing workers as "presenteeism," and the Cornell study said it may cost employers even more than absenteeism due to illness. <br /> <br />Other studies have suggested that presenteeism costs U.S. businesses $180 billion annually in lost productivity."</ul> <br />I've never been one to force myself to go to work. Next time I call in sick to my boss I will say, "Well, I thought about coming in, but I didn't want to contribute to company presenteeism." Do you think he will understand what I'm talking about?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6822213-108271466653809065?l=healthinformation.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>HealthNewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642274549151380729noreply@blogger.com