Dying to work
12 June 2019
UCU condemns the racist abuse which has been directed towards Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka, Jadon Sancho and other members of the England national football squad in the days following Sunday's European Championship final.
Many people get a serious illness at some time during their working lives, often returning back following a period off work for treatment and to recuperate. However, for many people, the situation is different if they have been diagnosed with a terminal illness. Currently, a person diagnosed with a terminal illness is not classified as having a protected characteristic and therefore may have limited legal protection against employers dismissing them due to an illness.
The TUC's 'dying to work' campaign is calling for additional employment protection for terminally ill workers and to implement a terminal illness policy which would ensure that all employees would not risk losing their job along with the financial security of their families after receiving a terminal diagnosis. In addition, the campaign is calling for terminal illness to be made a 'protected characteristic'.
Read our briefing paper on the campaign here [651kb]You can order campaign packs by emailing contact@dyingtowork.co.uk
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