‘Leaveism’ and ‘presenteeism’ continue even when employers are more flexible – here’s how to be happier at work

Published 4 Jan 2024
Written by
Professor Cary Cooper
Dr Ian Hesketh
Reading time
5 mins

Read this article, co-written by Professor Cary Cooper and our SRO Dr Ian Hesketh, published in 'The Conversation', about ‘leaveism’ and ‘presenteeism’ and how to be happier at work

This article has been published in 'The Conversation' and has been written by Cary Cooper, Professor of Organisational Psychology and Health, University of Manchester and Dr Ian Hesketh, SRO Oscar Kilo and Project Support, National Health & Wellbeing Forum, University of Manchester.

The article looks at ‘leaveism’ and ‘presenteeism, and investigates if working from home solved or exacerbated the workload problems that employees and managers had been dealing with before COVID. It also looks at how improved line management and new working patterns are helping us become happier at work.

The Conversation is an independent source of news analysis and informed comment written by academic experts, working with professional journalists who help share their knowledge with the world.

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