Sick - or faking it? Medical hooky rates in 8 nations
Call in sick? That's a good idea when you really are sick - and especially if you might spread illness to your co-workers. Of course, it's no surprise that some workers call in sick when they aren't - and that gambit is more common in some countries than in others.
Where are workers most likely to be shirkers? Keep clicking to see the results of a surprising new survey that compares U.S. workers to their counterparts in seven other nations...
8. France
Out of the eight countries surveyed, France had the most diligent workers. Only 16 percent said they sometimes called in sick when they weren't.
7. Mexico
Percentage of workers who sometimes called in sick when they weren't: 38
6. United Kingdom
Percentage of workers who sometimes called in sick when they weren't: 43
5. United States (TIE)
Percentage of workers who sometimes called in sick when they weren't: 52
5. Canada (TIE)
Percentage of workers who sometimes called in sick when they weren't: 52
3. Australia
Percentage of workers who sometimes called in sick when they weren't: 58
2. India
Percentage of workers who sometimes called in sick when they weren't: 62
1. China
The country with the largest population also had the largest percentage of workers admitting to sometimes "playing hooky" - a whopping 71 percent.