The best day to throw a sickie

Sometimes you just need to take a day off from work here and there to help get through - and more often than not, that means, throwing a 'sickie'.

But according to research, there is an art to wagging work, including being careful with which days you choose to take off.

Unfortunately, Mondays and Fridays are the worst days to try bunk off, as 65 per cent of employers won’t believe a staff member who calls in sick on those days.

Instead, aiming to call in sick on a Tuesday morning will give you the most believability, the research suggests.

Managers surveyed also said giving a vague but believable illness as an excuse is the best way to go.

So if you’re feeling the need to have a duvet day it might pay to put some of their tips to use.