Worst excuses for missing work revealed
Bosses have also been told: "I am hallucinating", "I am stuck
in my house because the door's broken" and "My new girlfriend bit
me in a delicate place".
The excuses were found in a study of 1,000 workers and 1,000 bosses
commissioned by the mutual healthcare provider Benenden Health. Another employee rang their manager to say they wouldn't be in work that day
as they were in A&E with a peg stuck on their tongue.
"My dog has had a fright and I don't want to leave him" and "I've
injured myself during sex" also made the list of reasons to skip work. Results revealed six out of ten bosses don't believe employees' excuses when
they call in sick.
It also emerged one in three managers scour social media after receiving a sickie call-in to see whether the staff member is well enough to post updates.
Gill Landon, development director at Benenden Health, said: "In a tough economy, managing sickness absence becomes vital for businesses.
"But employers are clearly suspicious about days taken off for illness - perhaps not surprising given the varied excuses presented for absence.
"This is not helped by the fact that for more than a fifth of the sick
days taken, workers admitted they could have actually made it into work.
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