Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leaveism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: leaveism
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice of employees using flexitime and other leave entitlement schemes to take time off when they are in fact too unwell to go to work.

Uncountable

noun

The practice of employees taking work away to complete outside of paid hours, e.g. at home or on holiday.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Allied to this is the greater prevalence of 'leaveism', where employees are unable to disconnect from work because of the increased use of technology. It occurs when staff utilise allocated time-off, including annual leave and rest days, to catch up on work obligations and to take work home with them that cannot be completed in normal working hours."

Etymology

From the noun leave (“permission to be absent”) + -ism, coined in 2013 by Dr Ian Hesketh when researching wellbeing of UK police workers.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ism

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

leavism (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

presenteeism

Questions

What does leaveism mean?: The practice of employees using flexitime and other leave entitlement schemes to take time off when they are in fact too unwell to go to work.
Where does leaveism come from?: From the noun leave (“permission to be absent”) + -ism, coined in 2013 by Dr Ian Hesketh when researching wellbeing of UK police workers.

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