My trousers split on the way to work" and "I've got a sore finger" are among the worst excuses given by employees to get out of work.
Bosses have also been told: "I am hallucinating", "I am stuck in my house because the door's broken" and "My new wife bit me in a delicate place".
Here are other weird excuses people give for missing work.
1. A can of baked beans landed on my big toe
2. A trailer collapsed on the Island and am coming from Apapa
3. I've been bitten by an insect
4. Today is my wedding anniversary
5. My dog is sick and I don't want to leave him
6. My grandma's best friend daughter's cousin died
7. I've had a sleepless night
8. My mum has died (this was the second time the person used this excuse)
9. I am hallucinating
10. I am stuck in my house because the door's broken
11. My new wife bit me in a delicate place
12. I burned my hand on the toaster
13. The dog ate my shoes
14. My landlord is sick
15. I swallowed white spirit
16. My toe is trapped in the bath tap
17. My trousers split on the way to work
18. I have a blocked nose
19. I've had a hair dye disaster/bad hair day
20. I've got a sore finger