Who is taking a sickie on Monday....
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:56 am
So - who has taken one, is planning on taking one or has been organised enough to book annual leave?
Thousands of Victorians expected to throw a sickie before the Melbourne Cup
YOU may well be missing some workmates on Monday - thousands of Victorians are expected to throw a sickie before the Melbourne Cup to get an extra-long weekend.
Twenty per cent of Aussies admit they've taken a sick day on a Monday or a Friday because of a hangover or simply to sleep more.
So the temptation of a four-day break will be too hard to resist for many Victorians.
Absence monitoring firm Direct Health Services predicts a 20 to 25 per cent spike in "sickies" over the Melbourne Cup, costing the economy $34 million in lost productivity.
Spokesman Paul Dundon also forecasts that absenteeism will jump from 4 to 5 per cent of all workers next Wednesday as some people take a "recovery" day after overdoing on race celebrations.
But be warned: employers are sick of this Aussie tradition.
A survey by the Victorian Employers' Chamber of Commerce and Industry found sceptical bosses are monitoring when staff call in sick.
It found a quarter believed workers were taking sick leave so they didn't have to use up annual leave, and 12 per cent believed workers took sickies to look after family.
Only 12 per cent of bosses thought employees were genuinely ill.
VECCI's head of workplace relations Alexandra Marriott said: "Many employers are turning to leave-monitoring to see if there are patterns when employees take the greatest number of sick days, for example after public holidays.
"Employers are then using this to encourage people to take the day as annual leave.", which provides the employee with a guilt-free day off.
Thousands of Victorians expected to throw a sickie before the Melbourne Cup
YOU may well be missing some workmates on Monday - thousands of Victorians are expected to throw a sickie before the Melbourne Cup to get an extra-long weekend.
Twenty per cent of Aussies admit they've taken a sick day on a Monday or a Friday because of a hangover or simply to sleep more.
So the temptation of a four-day break will be too hard to resist for many Victorians.
Absence monitoring firm Direct Health Services predicts a 20 to 25 per cent spike in "sickies" over the Melbourne Cup, costing the economy $34 million in lost productivity.
Spokesman Paul Dundon also forecasts that absenteeism will jump from 4 to 5 per cent of all workers next Wednesday as some people take a "recovery" day after overdoing on race celebrations.
But be warned: employers are sick of this Aussie tradition.
A survey by the Victorian Employers' Chamber of Commerce and Industry found sceptical bosses are monitoring when staff call in sick.
It found a quarter believed workers were taking sick leave so they didn't have to use up annual leave, and 12 per cent believed workers took sickies to look after family.
Only 12 per cent of bosses thought employees were genuinely ill.
VECCI's head of workplace relations Alexandra Marriott said: "Many employers are turning to leave-monitoring to see if there are patterns when employees take the greatest number of sick days, for example after public holidays.
"Employers are then using this to encourage people to take the day as annual leave.", which provides the employee with a guilt-free day off.
) I'd be asking for Wednesday as annual leave. Why take the Monday off when you'll likely be getting pissed and beligerent on Tuesday and then have to go to work the next day. Hangover at work = fail.