Abstract

Presenteeism is a phenomenon described as when a worker comes to work while being sick. Presenteeism has become an issue in organizations because of its consequences on organizational productivity and workers’ well-being. The purpose of this study is to investigate the association between job factors and presenteeism. In this study, the works factors that were examined were job control, job demand, social support and job insecurity. Based on a cross sectional design, the study consisted of 663 public service officers from six department/ministries located in Putrajaya. The data were gathered from a set of questionnaires namely Job Content Questionnaire, Job Insecurity Scale and Stanford Presenteeism Scale. The results demonstrated job control, social support and job insecurity contribute significantly towards presenteeism. In addition, there were no differences in presenteeism between gender and job hierarchy. Findings of this study provide an insight on the relationship between job factors and presenteeism in the context of public service in Malaysia.