Apparently more and more of us are! Employees are increasingly going into work despite being sick because of fears about their job security.

The Examiner has details of new research that shows that nearly a third of employers have noted a rise in the phenomenon of ‘presenteeism’ in the past year.

Experts say while the fall of absenteeism in the workplace is positive news, there is a trend of workers soldiering on when they should be at home in their sick beds.

The study of more than 600 employees by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development found that this is driven by the threat of redundancies.