An internal survey?

"....An internal survey revealed that some employees at Company Y had called in sick in order to take care of a sick child. ..."





can you please tell me the meaning of this sentence ?


what does call-in means here ?


this is confusing

An internal survey?
a survey that was taken within Company Y....


they called into their workplace to report sick and get out of work.





so apparently a survey from Company Y revealed that some employees at Company Y called their workplace on the phone to say that they wouldnt be going to work because they were ill. But really, they were taking care of a sick child.





i think i broke it down well. :D
Reply:It means just that.. the people who worked for this company had phoned-in sick when their children were sick. According to internal survey meaning survey made only for the people who worked there.
Reply:It jus' means the company conducted a survey within the confines of itself... It jus' asked its own employees, nobody else. And they called off sick. Called in = called off sick. Same thing.
Reply:To ring by the phone
Reply:It means that those employees called the company in the morning to say that they couldn't come in because they're sick.





Does that help?