Showing posts with label time off. Show all posts
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Thursday, December 20, 2007

Brits Can't Take Hangovers

Where's that stiff upper lip? Hiding in your bed because of a little headache? Hah!
clipped from news.yahoo.com


LONDON (AFP) -
The morning after the night before is the main reason in Britain for employees calling in sick, a study published Wednesday showed.

Two pints of beer are seen in a London pub, 2005. The morning after the night before is the main reason in Britain for employees calling in sick.(AFP/File/Carl De Souza)


One in five workers opting to stay in bed do so because of over-indulgence, according to 500 individuals surveyed by Unum insurance company. Scots are the most likely to take sick leave in this way.


After a hangover, the next most frequent pretext for taking time off work on medical grounds is the desire to spend time at home making up after a domestic dispute.

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