Companies need to review sick leave and holidays as more people work online

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Presenteeism, being physically present at work but mentally absent and unproductive due to illness, injury, stress or burnout, now comes at a greater economic cost than absenteeism.

Presenteeism – being physically present at work but mentally absent and unproductive due to illness, injury, stress or burnout – now comes at a greater economic cost than absenteeism, says professor Renata Schoeman, head of the MBA in Healthcare Leadership programme at Stellenbosch Business School.

Employees who show up and attempt to work despite their poor mental health cost South Africa almost seven times as much in lost productivity as employees who are absent due to depression, she said., totalling R235 billion or 4.2% of GDP, versus R14,000 per employee and R33 billion annually for absenteeism.

Encourage employees to sign off, close their laptops and take time for a leisure activity at the end of the remote working day. Review workplace wellness initiatives. These could include discounts on gyms and fitness programmes or online fitness and healthy living apps, employee assistance programmes, mental health “first aiders” for first-line counselling, or offering talks and workshops on work-life balance, and resources to manage their physical, mental and financial wellness.

“This goes along with increased financial stress, concerns for their own and loved ones’ health, and juggling home and childcare responsibilities, so that people are finding it harder to switch off and set clear boundaries between their work lives and their home and personal lives.

 

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