In fact, new research by BREATHEHR shows that PS357 is the average cost paid by an employer for each worker who pulls a
sickie. The same research also found that those employees who choose to fake illness cost the UK an astronomical PS900 million per year.
18 per cent of north west employees admitted to 'pulling a sickie' in 2017
TOP REASONS TO PULL A
SICKIE Couldn't be bothered to go to work 1 Was feeling hungover 2 a job interview scheduled 3had Workers in Scotland and the north-west of England are most likely to skip work because of a hangover, found research for account provider thinkmoney.co.uk.
Are Scots really tops for sickies?
One in three workers admit to pulling a
sickie, and being bored with their job, wanting to watch sporting events instead.
POUND NOTES
THE North East has been shamed in a survey which claims workers pull more
sickies than anywhere else after Christmas parties.
Honest skivers report
A POLICE chief has warned officers that taking
sickies because they have a hangover is not acceptable.
Top cop's warning on hangover sickies; InBrief
A study of 10,000 adults found that one in 10 have been discovered pulling a
sickie - either by bumping into a fellow worker out and about or by posting tell-tale clues on social media websites, the Daily Mail reported.
Women better than men at pulling a sickie from work
Sovereign Health Care polled 1,360 people and found more than half (56%) of the female participants admitted to pulling a
sickie when not really ill, compared with just a third of men.
Majority of women admit to 'sickies'
But, the poll said a World Cup
sickie was not an option for 81 per cent of the people surveyed.
Who had the real World Cup fever?
Only one in 10 of those questioned said they would be allowed to take time off this summer to follow the tournament, leaving many considering taking a
sickie, said the report.
World Cup sickies; Inbrief
Sickies, pull yourselves together and get back to work.
Would you sniff at taking a sickie day off?
WORKPLACES throughout the Midlands were today facing 'National
Sickie Day' as many disillusioned employees ring in sick, it is claimed.
'SICKIES' DAY TO DAMAGE FIRMS
You know the one - it advises those suffering from the sniffles to take a 'Benylin' day therefore encouraging, so bosses say, workers to throw a
sickie.
Don't worry dear, it's only an advert
AUSTRALIAN call centre worker Kyle Doyle faces the sack after taking a
sickie - and broadcasting it on the web.
Strange but true: You'll pay deerly for hitting dog; PET OWNER'S STAG FIGHT
MOST firms were hit by workers pulling a "
sickie" last week because of the hot weather, a new report claimed today.
Many firms hit by sun
Employers were urged to stop people pulling a "
sickie" after new research revealed an increase in workplace absence at an estimated cost to the economy of pounds 13.4 billion.
Bosses urged to curb sick day fakers