Are you one of the 180,000 Australians planning to chuck a sickie on Monday?
Australia Day falls on a Tuesday this year and bosses are already bracing themselves for a tidal wave of people calling in sick on Monday to score themselves a four-day weekend. 
It's summer. It will also be the start of finals week at the Australian Open. And let's admit, it's any excuse for a long weekend.
Victorian tradies have seen the sense in this, with Monday an official rostered day off in the construction industry.
Unionised building sites will be closed from from Friday night until Wednesday morning right across the state in a "lockdown weekend". Radley de Silva, of the Master Builders Association of Victoria, says having the choice to take RDOs can "lower costs and raise productivity".
Up to 16 per cent of Melburnians are expected to chuck a sickie on Monday, according to a survey by app provider Clipp.
The survey of more than 2000 people found that Australian employees are taking an average 8.6 sick days a year, with the average cost of a worker's absence now topping $347 per day.
"The number of sickies taken on Monday could be as high as 180,000," Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive Kate Carnell said. "It could cost employers about $62 million nationwide."
Travel site Wotif.com say bookings over the   January 22 to 26 period are booming, with Surfers Paradise the No.1 beachside pick for the Australia Day holiday, with Warrnambool the top Victorian coastal destination.
Of course, there will be people who are legitimately unwell. Under national employment standards, full-time workers are entitled to 10 days paid sick leave each year.
Employers can ask an employee to provide a medical certificate, so if a can of baked beans landed on your big toe, or your finger gets trapped in the tap, you may be asked to prove it.
Worst excuses -theage.com.au