• Labour MP urges care firm to scrap charge for workers who call in sick

    Shadow health secretary says Newcross Healthcare must axe £50 fines for staff immediatelyA care company exposed by the Guardian for fining staff £50 when they phone in sick should scrap the “absolutely disgusting” charge immediately, the shadow health secretary has said.The intervention by Jonathan Ashworth came after an investigation revealed Newcross Healthcare Solutions, which made millions of pounds in profit last year, was imposing the charge on workers who called to

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