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The survey also found sick days also become more frequent around the winter holidays, with nearly one-third (31%) of employers reporting more employees call in sick more often during this time. December is the most popular month to call in sick; 20% of employers said their employees call in the most during this month. July is the next most popular month to skip work, followed by January and February. Twenty-nine percent of employers have checked up on an employee to verify that the illness is legitimate, usually by requiring a doctor’s note or calling the employee later in the day. Some employers have had other employees call a suspected faker (18%) or have driven by the employee’s home (14%). Seventeen percent have fired employees for giving a fake excuse.The survey was conducted online by Harris Interactive on behalf of CareerBuilder among 2,494 U.S. hiring managers and human resource professionals and 3,976 U.S. workers (employed full-time, not self-employed, non-government) ages 18 and older between August 13 and September 6, 2012.
The survey also found sick days also become more frequent around the winter holidays, with nearly one-third (31%) of employers reporting more employees call in sick more often during this time. December is the most popular month to call in sick; 20% of employers said their employees call in the most during this month. July is the next most popular month to skip work, followed by January and February.
Twenty-nine percent of employers have checked up on an employee to verify that the illness is legitimate, usually by requiring a doctor’s note or calling the employee later in the day. Some employers have had other employees call a suspected faker (18%) or have driven by the employee’s home (14%). Seventeen percent have fired employees for giving a fake excuse.
The survey was conducted online by Harris Interactive on behalf of CareerBuilder among 2,494 U.S. hiring managers and human resource professionals and 3,976 U.S. workers (employed full-time, not self-employed, non-government) ages 18 and older between August 13 and September 6, 2012.
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