Workers are most likely to call in sick today than any other day of the year.
The first Monday of February is statistically the day most employees don’t turn up – saying they don’t feel well or cant make it into the office.
But if workers are going to put in a no-show for National Sickie Day they need to come up with a good excuse.
Researchers at staff management software provider Rota Cloud analysed some of the most ridiculous reasons that workers came up with last year for failing to show.
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At number one was an employee who claimed they had the Ebola virus, while another said they we suffering from flu after leaving their fridge door open.
