{"id":18267,"date":"2026-05-29T14:12:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T12:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woffu.com\/workplace-presenteeism-what-it-is-causes-and-how-to-reduce-it-in-your-company\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T12:11:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T10:11:40","slug":"workplace-presenteeism-what-it-is-causes-and-how-to-reduce-it-in-your-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woffu.com\/en\/blog\/people\/workplace-presenteeism-what-it-is-causes-and-how-to-reduce-it-in-your-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Workplace Presenteeism: What It Is, Causes, and How to Reduce It in Your Company"},"content":{"rendered":"

Workplace <\/span>presenteeism<\/b> occurs when a person is present at their workstation, or connected remotely, but is not performing effectively.<\/span><\/p>\n

This can happen because they are sick, exhausted, unmotivated, overwhelmed, or because the company has normalized a culture where “being there” is valued more than working well.<\/span><\/p>\n

In practice, workplace presenteeism can be seen in people who extend their working hours unnecessarily, employees who work while sick, teams that spend many hours connected but make little progress, or professionals who fulfill their schedule but carry fatigue, lack of focus, or low productivity.<\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, EU-OSHA<\/a> defines presenteeism as the situation in which a person goes to work while sick and cannot perform effectively due to their health condition. In the business environment, the concept has also expanded to include a very common reality: being present but not actually adding value. <\/span><\/p>\n

Put simply:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\text{Presence without performance} + \text{Poorly managed working hours} = \text{Workplace presenteeism}\"<\/p>\n

And here is the problem for Human Resources: presenteeism does not always appear as an absence, sick leave, or incident. Often it hides within an apparently normal working day. <\/span><\/p>\n

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