{"id":118720,"date":"2023-09-11T10:57:09","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T10:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=118720"},"modified":"2023-09-11T10:57:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T10:57:09","slug":"great-british-bunk-off-with-millions-to-skip-work-for-final-day-of-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/world-news\/great-british-bunk-off-with-millions-to-skip-work-for-final-day-of-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Great British Bunk Off with millions to skip work for final day of summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Millions are expected to pull sickies today (Monday) to lap up the final day of the September heatwave in a Great British Bunk Off.<\/p>\n<p>Experts predict it will be the biggest day of the year for skiving with a 20% surge in staff skipping work as the mercury soars to 28C before rapidly cooling to 21C and showers from Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>It comes after a week of record-breaking 30-plus scorchers following a washout July and August this year.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: Prince Harry not on &apos;William and Kate&apos;s radar&apos; as couple &apos;are united unlike Sussexes&apos;<\/b><\/p>\n<p>BrightHR, which monitors absence among 814,000 Brit workers, said bosses should brace themselves for the number of staff playing hookey rising by a fifth tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30908000.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Two-young-friends-sitting-together-smiling-one-using-cell-phone-covering-mouth.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The firm said holiday requests are also up by a quarter compared to a year ago \u2013 when dismal conditions saw temperatures dip into the low teens at this time in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Shirkers are expected to catch the last rays of summer before the long and dark autumn and winter months set in by sunbathing in their gardens or hitting pubs and beaches across the UK.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30907998.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_UK-Basks-In-Late-Summer-Sunshine.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30906726.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/0_BANNER-X-Out-of-control-bully-caught-on-camera-attacking-multiple-people-in-terrifying-attack.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> Moment out-of-control &apos;XL Bully&apos; frantically attacks multiple people including girl, 11 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>BrightHR CEO Alan Price said: \u201cEmployers should expect an increase in the number of empty desks as staff call in sick.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe anticipate sickness absences to rise considerably, by around 20%, as sun-worshippers enjoy the heat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMillions will also swap desk chairs for deckchairs as they opt to \u2018WFG\u2019 \u2013 Work From Garden \u2013 on what\u2019s being dubbed \u2018Skive Off Monday\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30908027.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_People-Enjoy-The-Hot-Weather-On-Silver-Sands-Beach.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30906491.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/0_Hot-weather-in-United-Kingdom.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> September heatwave likely &apos;last hot weather Brits will see for months&apos;<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cWorkers will try to make the most of the last of the summer sun.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd annual leave requests are up 25% on a year ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Britain\u2019s sick days bill has doubled to a \u00a31billion hit to the economy over the week-long heatwave, average absenteeism and hot weather absenteeism data trends show.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>For the latest breaking news and stories from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking <\/i><\/b><b><i>here<\/i><\/b><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/latest-news\/great-british-bunk-millions-skip-30907954\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Millions are expected to pull sickies today (Monday) to lap up the final day of the September heatwave in a Great British Bunk Off. 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