Companies in UK are using software to analyse if the sick leave you requested to take your son for that long promised fishing trip is indeed genuine. Voice analysis systems go into action the minute you call the office to report your sickness.

Software listens to the caller's voice to detect changes that suggest they are under pressure or lying, and alerts the person taking the call. It is estimated that nearly one in eight sick days are not genuine, costing the UK economy £13 billion ($A27 billion) a year.

The next time round, it would be a better idea to make sure the wife makes the call. Being in the good graces of your boss never sounded better either.

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