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Article: Migraine sufferers feel the pressure
- Article from:
- Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)
- Article date:
- September 7, 2006
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A medical research charity has said that new workplace sickness
policies and unsympathetic employers are putting extra pressure on
migraine sufferers.
Research from The Migraine Trust revealed that 63 per cent of
people prone to migraine attacks believed their employer's sick leave
policies discriminated against them.
The survey found that in many cases employers took into
consideration the number of absences rather than the length of time
taken off, which worked against migraine sufferers as attacks
typically last between four and 72 hours.
Almost half (48 per cent) said the way their company handled
sickness had changed in the last two years, with many claiming that
new sick leave policies ...