sick leave

They also moved to repeal a sick leave requirement and portions of a minimum wage increase, which had also passed through the initiative process but which Republicans have said are harmful to businesses.

A college in Beijing has found itself at the centre of public fury after it allegedly asked a student to prove she was on her period to qualify for sick leave.

Linzi McLaren was speaking as new statistics show that more than 60% of police officers in Northern Ireland, who took long-term sick leave in the past year, cited mental health reasons.

A summary of the report's findings stated, "many staff report feeling close to burnout due to high workloads and inadequate staffing, leading to increased stress and sick leave".

Some of her early pandemic research looked at the importance of paid sick leave in being responsive to public health interventions.