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Autistic man to receive £20,000 from NHS after refusal of job interview adjustments

By John Pring on 7th September 2023 Category: Employment

Autistic man to receive £20,000 from NHS after refusal of job interview adjustments
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An autistic man will receive £20,000 compensation after a “discriminatory” refusal to make the reasonable adjustments he requested for a job interview with the government agency responsible for NHS digital technology. Chris Tyerman applied in August 2021 for posts in cyber […]

‘Utterly disgraceful’ Public Health England refuses to warn councils of ESA suicide risk

By John Pring on 15th November 2018 Category: Benefits and Poverty

‘Utterly disgraceful’ Public Health England refuses to warn councils of ESA suicide risk
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The government’s public health agency has refused to warn local NHS and council bodies that claimants of out-of-work disability benefits are at a hugely-increased risk of attempting to take their own lives. Last week, Public Health England (PHE) published the latest […]

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