YOU CAN'T LICK IT, FOLKS!
Online snaps help the bosses to catch skivers
MILLIONS of Brits skived off work yesterday to bask in the sun on the hottest April day for almost 70 years.
The record was set way back in 1949 at 29.4C.
But temperatures hit 29.1C in St James Park, London.
A predicted one in five workers claimed they were “too sick” to head into work.
But 8% of Brits risk being rumbled by posting snaps online and 4% of workers admitted their cheeky sunbathing day would be spotted by employers.
Robert McNamara, of travel firm eDreams ODIGEO who carried out the research, warned: “Pulling a sickie is not without its risks, with employers likely to cotton on, especially if multiple colleagues are struck down by a mysterious illness at the same time.”
The mini heatwave has been triggered by low pressure sweeping in from the Atlantic meeting high pressure pushed in from Europe.
But the heat could trigger an invasion of poisonous Portuguese Man O’ War jellyfish.
Dr Peter Richardson, from the Marine Conservation Society, thinks jellyfish and chips should become a seaside staple to ease pressure on dwindling cod stocks. He said: “Jellyfish are a good potential source of sustainable fish. But Brits are very conservative in their palates so they would take some convincing.”