A recent study of Canadian employees estimated that the high cost of absenteeism is due to which major workplace stressor?
A)Violence in the workplace
B)Downsizing and layoffs
C)Union-management conflict
D)Poorly designed jobs
E)Work-life conflict

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According to the question, the study estimated that the high cost of absenteeism is related to a major workplace stressor. The option that best represents a workplace stressor that may lead to absenteeism is work-life conflict. Poorly designed jobs could also lead to absenteeism, but the question asks for the major workplace stressor. Violence in the workplace and union-management conflict are not as common in most workplaces and may not necessarily lead to absenteeism, while downsizing and layoffs may lead to absenteeism but are not necessarily a major workplace stressor.

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