(chiefly, UK) The fact of being present at work, especially if one is too sick to be productive, or working beyond the expected hours.
2016, Slavina Spasova, Denis Bouget and Bart Vanhercke, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, December 2016
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