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Pregnant consultant has payout increased to more than £100,000 after boss fired her for morning ...

The Daily Mail 24 Mar 2025
A pregnant consultant whose boss sent her a jazz hands emoji when he fired her for having morning sickness has been awarded more than £100,000 in compensation ... 'I don't understand why it's called morning sickness when it hits you all day every day.'.
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Postman ‘unfairly sacked’ for working as taxi driver during sick leave

The Daily Telegraph 24 Mar 2025
A postman was unfairly sacked after working as a taxi driver while he was on sick leave, a tribunal has ruled ... Mr Weston won his case because Royal Mail did not conduct a proper investigation and he was awarded £3,011 for unfair dismissal.
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My employer has issued a return-to-office mandate. Now, I have to see my ex-husband and ...

Business Insider 22 Mar 2025
The author, not pictured, has been issued an RTO mandate that she's not happy with ... I was enjoying the show ... It seemed like an uncomfortable and unfair situation for all of us. Still, I was told there would be no exceptions except for sickness ... ....
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Gen Z is ‘revenge quitting’ as payback for employers’ alleged ‘unfair treatment’ — causing chaos ...

New York Post 18 Mar 2025
Experts say revenge quitting is on the rise as a trend aimed at wreaking havoc on unfair bosses ...It’s a form of protest against what they perceived as unfair treatment.”.
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Electoral map changes could reshape Indian politics

Taipei Times 17 Mar 2025
Either way, the progressive part of India might end up with a smaller say over national affairs compared with Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, collectively referred to as “BIMARU,” a pejorative Hindi word for sick.
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How can we foster growth in the UK?

New Statesman 14 Mar 2025
We need to rethink the way that we invest. Growth must mean more than a simple rise in GDP ... The bill includes important measures such as protection from unfair dismissal and access to sick pay from day one, and a ban on zero-hour contacts ... .
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India’s next election has a theme — southern discomfort

Deccan Herald 14 Mar 2025
... over national affairs compared with Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, collectively referred to as “BIMARU,” a pejorative Hindi word for sick.</p><p>That would be unfair.
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Half of disability benefit rise since Covid due to mental health

The Times/The Sunday Times 12 Mar 2025
Sir Keir Starmer told Labour MPs on Monday that the rise in younger people out of work on sickness benefits was “unsustainable, indefensible and unfair” as he pledged to be “ruthless”.
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The Guardian view on Labour’s welfare plans: betraying the vulnerable | Editorial

The Guardian 12 Mar 2025
Sir Keir Starmer’s suggested benefit cuts are deeply unfair to poor, sick and disabled people – and ignore expert warnings that these measures won’t boost employment.
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Welfare cuts will save a wasted generation, Keir Starmer tells MPs

The Times/The Sunday Times 10 Mar 2025
Starmer said the system was “indefensible and unfair”, but a coalition of charities is leading a backlash against his “catastrophic” plan ... Labour MPs insist on ‘moral duty’ to get long-term sick into work.
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DAILY MAIL COMMENT: It's fairer to wean people off benefits | Daily Mail Online

The Daily Mail 08 Mar 2025
So, the shocking rise in the number of people categorised as long-term sick – some 2.8million, a rise of around 700,000 since before the pandemic – should trouble us all ... from the old and sick?.
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