There will always be those who take the p*ss with regard to sickness but there are times where, without a sympathetic approach to the situations that arise in normal day to day life ie kids are ill, other arf is sick, boiler has blown up!!!, this will always happen.
As Human factors are now more prevelant in our line of work, is it right that someone has to 'plug in' when they have real issues at home on their minds?
I'd rather that someone is honest and asks for the time off rather than throwing a 'sicky' to deal with a domestic matter.