Cover for colleagues
The findings are part of a larger survey about what people in the UK find right and wrong. As well as faking sickies, employees are often also prepared to cover for colleagues who they know might be faking it. The survey found that 66% would not tell bosses if they knew their colleagues were absent, but not ill. Hayley Lewis, an occupational psychologist, said it takes confidence to tell your boss you need a break, and if the relationship is bad, employees will tend to be less truthful.Two-thirds of workers would not tell bosses if they knew their colleagues were absent, but not ill.
"'People don't leave an organisation - they leave their boss' goes the saying," says Ms Lewis. Also, people can be influenced by their boss' behaviour, she adds. "We look to role models. If the boss is dragging themselves in, not taking breaks, eating lunch at their desk, it reinforces the message that it is not okay to take a break," she says. That often leaves employees only one option, Ms Lewis says - to ring up sick. Men were almost twice as likely as women to say they would accept praise from a boss for work that someone else had done. And almost a third said they stole work supplies like staplers and notebooks.Standing up for women
The younger the employee, the more likely they were to speak up for women in the workplace. Workers under 34 were more than twice as likely than older colleagues to turn to senior managers, or intervene. if they saw a male boss touch a female employee on the back during a meeting. Only 16% of workers aged over 55 agreed. While 70% of younger adults would report or intervene if a senior figure in a company made sexual comments towards a younger colleague, less than half of people over 55 would do the same.DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
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