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Article: Huge impact of cosmetic surgery on employers.(Lifestyle)

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The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
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September 7, 2006
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EMPLOYEES could be on the knife-edge with their bosses after it emerged millions of working days are lost each year due to increasing numbers of people taking time off for cosmetic surgery procedures.

Boob jobs, bum tucks and botox could lead to nearly five million lost working days and a new generation of workplace 'sickies' that bosses find hard to handle, say legal experts.

The warning follows a report highlighting a 40 per cent increase in the ...

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