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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Independent and Lauren MacDougall

Voices: ‘She screamed in his face’: Readers share shocking examples of toxic bosses amid sick leave row

Many said their most productive years were spent under supportive leaders - (Getty)

Workers aren’t entitled to paid sick leave just because they “can’t stand their employer”, Sir Charlie Mayfield has said – a remark that lit a fire under Independent readers.

The former John Lewis boss, now leading the government’s review into Britain’s soaring ill-health crisis, argued that both staff and managers must take “responsibility”. But our community was quick to point out that burnout doesn’t happen in a vacuum.

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