Lie detectors set to identify sickies

Reports out of the UK suggest lie detectors could soon be used to catch out workers who take sickies.

According to The Daily Mail, a number of British firms have started using lie detector systems that analyse a person's voice when they call in sick.

During the call the system performs thousands of checks to identify changes in a caller's voice that suggest they are under pressure and therefore most probably lying.

News of the sickie lie detector comes at a time when sick leave is costing Australian businesses $2.56 billion a year, The Daily Telegraph reports.