Open AccessHome-Based Telework and Presenteeism
Author(s) -
Joachim Gerich
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.712
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1536-5948
pISSN - 1076-2752
DOI - 10.1097/jom.0000000000002414
Subject(s) - presenteeism , workforce , absenteeism , sick leave , work (physics) , job insecurity , telecommuting , covid-19 , sample (material) , psychology , medicine , social psychology , physical therapy , engineering , economics , economic growth , mechanical engineering , chemistry , chromatography , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Previous research found increased sickness presenteeism (working despite sickness) associated with home-based telework. The Covid-19 pandemic offers new insights into mechanisms, as a large proportion of the workforce was forced to work from home, irrespective of organizational and individual predispositions.