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Stagecoach buses are now fitted with seats that aren’t rated to carry drivers over 20 stone, so the company has told those who weigh too much that they’ll be reassigned until they tip the scales the right way. Sky News carries the story, together with commentary from a detractor who entirely misses the point: “I wouldn’t [...] Back in my consultancy days I had many conversations with employers, convinced an absent employee was swinging the lead, haloo with delight when they caught said employee driving past the office / going to Tesco’s / whatever. There’s a common view that if you’re off sick, then you’re confined to bed and the sofa, steaming [...] From tomorrow – Monday 27th October – agency workers and those on fixed term contracts of less than three months will gain entitlement to statutory sick pay, something with which they’d previously had to live without. Also, income support and incapacity benefit are merged and renamed Employment and Support Allowance. More details on those at the [...] Long term sick absentees from work are a problem. It’s a problem for them, because they’re sat at home generally stressed out about the fact they’ve a job they haven’t seen for months or years – a tie that sometimes can prevent recovery. It’s a problem for the state, which is contributing to their SSP [...] |
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