Do British workers pull more sickies than any other country in Europe?
Dan and Alice talk about false sick days. How can employers stop people from pretending that they are sick?
This week's question:
Which European country pulls the fewest sickies? Is it
a) Latvia
b) Austria
c) Denmark
Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme!
Listen
Pulling a sickie
End of Section
Vocabulary
- to pull a sickie
to pretend to be ill so you can take time off work
- to skip work
not to go to work
- to skive
to be lazy and avoid work or school
- skiver
a person who skives
- readdress
look at an issue or a problem once again
- go for it!
do something in order to get something
- duvet
a large cover which you sleep under in bed
- duvet day
an extra day's holiday which your employer allows you to take
