Wednesday December 23, 2009 at 10:05am
Only 46% of sick days are legitimate!
According to a recent survey carried out by MyVoucherCodes.co.uk 74% of men and 65% of women have admitted to "pulling a sickie" when they were not actually ill. The top reason given by men was to play video games and for women it was to go shopping!
It is all too easy for shirking employees to swing the lead when employers do not question them about sickness absence. Introducing a clear sickness policy which includes return to work interviews can have a dramatic effect on the levels of frequent short-term absence. Employees also think twice about calling in sick if the policy requires that they speak in person to their manager rather than sending a text or an email.