article_snippet.sent: Bosses in some states have been warned to expect a rise in employees calling in sick this Monday due to the lack of an Anzac Day public holiday .
article_snippet.sent: Paul Dundon said bosses should expect a 20 per cent-25 per cent rise in absenteeism on this Monday.
article_snippet.sent: In Queensland alone, losses to businesses are estimated at more than $7.5 million if an expected 20,000 workers call in sick.
article_snippet.sent: A survey released last year by Direct Health Solutions found Australian employees took on average of 10 sick days per year.
article_snippet.sent: A survey released last year by Direct Health Solutions estimated that Australia experiences an annual cost of $33 billion in lost productivity from sick days.
highlights_snippet.sent: Experts predict rise of up to 25 per cent of people calling in sick on Monday .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Losses from absent employees estimated at $7.5m in Queensland alone .