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British staff too busy for sick leave

A quarter of UK workers resist taking a day off sick even when very ill, as they are too concerned about their workload, a survey suggests.
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  • 02 October 2008
    No compromise
    Perhaps we should not take too seriously the image of a child sitting on the lap of a worker using their computer, which illustrated the article...
     
  • 08 September 2008
    Remotely rescuing work CIPD Members or People Management Subscribers only
    Inevitably, businesses are feeling the squeeze of the credit crunch. But employee panic regarding 'presenteeism', i.e. being seen to be in the...
     
  • Religious equality could be last gasp for smokers
    07 August 2008
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    Regarding PM's news story 'HR allows smoking breaks, so why not time off for prayer?' (24 July), I suggest the case for...
     

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