People struggling with credit card charges may be concerned to hear that many employers appear to be struggling with managing workplace illness.Research by Legal & General has revealed that 15 per cent of GPs see patients who have been dismissed from their workplace during illness on a regular basis.Findings show that 50 per cent of GPs see these people a few times a year.In the north east, five per cent of GPs reported that they see someone who has been dismissed from their job during illness every week.Dr John Delfosse, a practising GP and Legal & General's consulting medical officer, said: "I have seen patients who unfortunately have been dismissed during a period of illness, usually occurring during the early part of their absence. "There is no doubt that being at work is good for your well-being and unemployment can adversely alter the course of a period of ill health."Jennifer HainesJennifer's speciality knowledge is credit card changes and balance transfers.
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