In its annual Health and wellbeing at work report, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development found evidence that 83 per cent of respondents had witnessed presenteeism in their organisation in the past year, up from 72 per cent in 2016 (CIPD, 2019).
This mirrors our own research. We know that presenteeism is a very live issue in schools. Educators can be more likely than other professionals to feel compelled to come into work when unwell. In our study in partnership with YouGov, almost half (48 per cent) of all school teachers in England said they “always” feel they must come to work, even when they are feeling unwell, rising to 57 per cent of senior school leaders.
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