More and more stressed workers are turning up to work when they should really be at home recovering. Since the start of the global economic turndown there has been a fall in the number of working days lost due to sickness. In cases where people do take a day or more off sick, the number of cases due to stress has also fallen. So has work suddenly become less stressful or are other factors in play?

Going to work while ill is called presenteeism. There are a couple of reasons why this occurs....