How Sick Do You Have To Be To Get A Sick Day?

Cold and flu season is upon us and a lot of us will have some very real reasons to miss work.   And just in time, a new study is out and reveals what symptoms of illness are most likely to get you a sick day.

The survey, which looked at 2,500 employers and employees showed that diarrhea is the second best excuse to stay home, with 71% of people saying they wouldn't want to stray too far from their toilet.

That’s nasty enough to be number one, if you know what I mean, but the top excuse is coming out the other end-so to speak. Vomiting came in on top with 72.9% of employees calling in sick.

Even though employers get sick themselves from time and know full well the debilitating effects of being sick, study organizers conclude that there seems to be a lack of understanding from some employers in terms of employee well-being.

There is a strong commercial case for having a healthy and engaged workforce, yet employers are evidently ignoring the impact of an employee's physical and mental well being on productivity, absenteeism and length of service.

From the lack of sympathy department, researchers say two-thirds of employers don't believe that suffering from stress, depression or anxiety is a serious enough reason for an employee to stay home from work -- even though it affects one in four people on average every year. (DailyMail)