By Richard Branson (@richardbranson) Posted by admin on 2 February 2015 Today has been dubbed National Sickie Day in the UK – because more people take this day as sick leave than any other of the year. I’ve heard some far-fetch, fantastic and fantastical excuses for skipping work in my time. But what’s the best excuse I’ve heard for calling in sick? Images from gettyimages I once called a sick crew member from Virgin Atlantic to see how she was doing, only to be told that she couldn’t hear who was on the phone as it was too noisy at Ascot! It wasn’t much of an excuse but more of a case of not covering her tracks! Ever since we started Virgin, we’ve always worked hard to keep our staff happy and healthy. We believe that if you look after your staff first the rest will follow – a happy workforce is a healthier workforce. Within our Virgin Management headquarters, we run a range of initiatives to help our people stay healthy. Fresh fruit and salad is avail...
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