Interesting Facts

According to the Office of National Statistics, centre staff take the most sick leave in the UK. (A couple of years ago a similar Australia-first study of absenteeism in call centres found sick leave rose in 38 per cent of call centres. Staff took on average 75 per cent of their allowed sick leave. Whilst I was at university I worked in a call centre, and I can tell you, it's a sickening job.)

You don't necessarily get expelled for cheating at a British university. (A study of 86 UK universities by the Higher Education Academy and Joint Information Systems Committee found that out of 9,200 students caught cheating, only 143 were expelled. I think we are raising a generation of cheats. Just look at the games market, for every computer game sold there are hundreds of cheats and hack sites out there.)

According to the BBC, 10% of university work from across the UK is plagiarised. (My books need no one to accuse or judge you: the page which is yours stands up against you and says, "You are a thief." Marcus Valerius Martial)