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Presenteeism among College Teachers in UAE and India
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Teaching profession is one of the important and respectful jobs in the world. The teachers are playing a major role in the development of nations. Here a study is undertaken on the presenteeism among college teachers in UAE and India who are in the middle of this changing environment. Presenteeism is a concept in which, a person is going to work while ill. This paper aims to study the difference in level of Presenteeism among college teachers in India and UAE and the influence of socio-demographic factors on presenteeism level among college teachers in UAE and India. The study was conducted among 120 college teachers from India and UAE. The result indicates the intensity of presenteeism among college teachers. Presenteeism is high for college teachers from India when compared with UAE. Gender, marital status and income level of Indian college teachers have a relationship with presenteeism. Gender, education, designation and income level of UAE college teachers have a relationship with presenteeism.
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Presenteeism, College Teachers, Teaching, India, UAE.
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