CHICAGO — If you plan to use the last of your 2011 sick days before the end of the year — even if you’re not really under the weather — you might not be alone. Companies that track employee time off ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Are you likely to fake the flu so you don’t miss your team in a key game? A new survey claims Utahns are the most likely in the country to fake sick leave to watch sports.

If you plan to use the last of your 2011 sick days before the end of the year - even if you're not really under the weather - you might not be alone. Companies that track employee time off and other ...

One of the earliest figures known to have faked an illness for personal advantage was Odysseus. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Odysseus was the hero of Homer's ...

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian medical authorities are warning employees against using an online company that is planning to sell fake doctors' sick notes that would allow Australians and New ...

The government has launched a sick note crackdown, with plans to tell GPs to stop signing people off work. Instead, GP surgeries will provide specialist support to patients, such as job coaches or ...

All kids have days where they simply do not want to go to school, whether they have a test they didn’t study for that day, had gym or need a day off to decompress. However, parents don't always accept ...

So, Multnomah County Sheriff's deputies are taking too many sick days, sparking letters of protest on The Oregonian's op-ed page. They aren't the only ones. A survey by online job-search service ...

Men are twice as likely as women to play hooky by calling in sick, according to a recent poll. The 11th annual Attitudes in the American Workplace poll, reported by the Marlin Co., a workplace ...

One in three people admit to using a sick day to extend a holiday. Are you working today? Or are you “sick?” One in three people admit to using a sick day to extend a holiday, according to research by ...

At some point every year someone will say to you, "It seems like everyone's sick, huh?" It's like saying "everyone's dating these days" or "everyone's quitting their jobs." It's a feeling based on one ...