How to tell when employees are pulling sickies

Almost a third (31%) of employees admitted to pulling a sickie in the past twelve months.

Of those that admitted telling a white lie, under half (42%) said that they had lied about a sick day more than once, recent research from FreeOfficeFinder found.

The survey of 10,000 office workers across the UK found that the most common reason for taking time off sick was a hangover, with just under half (47%) fibbing about being ill (when really, they were suffering from a booze-fuelled headache).  

Worryingly, 18% said they ‘fell ill’ and needed a day off because they dreaded work (18%). 15% stayed at home for no reason.