“Employers know that alarms don’t always work and cars breakdown on occasion,” CareerBuilder UK manager director Scott Helmes said adding that “as long as you’re honest and don’t make a habit of being late, your boss will most likely be understanding.”

According to the survey, UK workers were asked how often they arrive late to the office and 63 percent said never.

Only 9 percent of workers admit to arriving late once a month, the same amount that arrive late one per year. However, 14 percent of workers are late to work one to four days per week.

The top five reasons for coming late include traffic — 33 percent, public transportation — 22 percent, bad weather — 18 percent, lack of sleep — 14 percent, taking the kids to nursery or school — 6 percent, the survey noted.

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