Priory clinics' plan to cut sick pay angers nurses - The Times 25th Augst 2008

The Priory chain of clinics, Britain's leading provider of private psychiatric care, famous as a retreat for overwrought celebrities, is being threatened with legal action after cutting sick pay for its staff. Unions say that they have been inundated with complaints from upset and angry nurses after attempts by managers at the Priory Group to cut costs. Philip Scott, the group's chief executive, wants to cut nurses' employment rights from next month after accusing them of absence levels of “epidemic proportions”. He argues that the Priory's “generous” sick-pay scheme gives no incentive for healthcare workers to come to work.

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