Presenteeism: what is causing Britain’s working-while-sick epidemic?

Insecure work is widely acknowledged as a key cause but high workloads and management culture also play a role

For a nation that Rishi Sunak has accused of having a sicknote culture", and one previously derided by Conservative ministers as being filled with shirkers, Britons really do go into work a lot when under the weather.

Forget the stereotype of the sickie taken to sit in front of the TV or enjoy the sun, the much more accurate tableau is that of someone sneezing and coughing in the workplace.