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 an influx 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, any worker who has begrudgingly returned to work after the Christmas holiday period would relish the opportunity for a long weekend.