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UK carers set for new workplace rights

By Megan Murphy, Law Courts Correspondent

Published: January 31 2008 20:21 | Last updated: January 31 2008 20:21

Britain’s 6m carers are on the verge of winning unprecedented rights following a European court opinion that would protect them from workplace discrimination.

Sharon Coleman, a former legal secretary, is suing London-based Attridge Law for allegedly harassing her out of a job after she requested time off work to care for her severely disabled son.

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