伴隨著勞動力市場的結(jié)構(gòu)變化和人工智能的日新月異，越來越多企業(yè)在全球經(jīng)濟不景氣階段開始裁員。

但這次的情況似乎有點不一樣，這名女子被解雇的理由居然是請病假太多？

A woman claims M&S sacked her fortaking too much time off when she suffered a trapped nerve, dental problems anda sick bug.

一名婦女聲稱，馬莎百貨解雇了她，原因是她在受到神經(jīng)問題、牙科問題和惡心嘔吐的困擾時請假太多。

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Natalie Dalziel, 28, from Staffordshire, was struck down by the three illnesses over an eight month period and has described being let go by Marks & Spencer as a "kicking".

來自斯塔福德郡的28歲的NatalieDalziel在8個月的時間里得了三種疾病，她稱她被馬莎百貨“踢”出了公司。

She claims she took nine days off work for root canal surgery, which led to the sacking from the high street giant's Wolstanton branch, Birmingham Live reports.

Birmingham Live報道，她聲稱她請了9天假去做根管手術(shù)，導(dǎo)致她被這家商業(yè)巨頭的沃爾斯坦頓分公司解雇。

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Natalie had worked there since 2016 and was employed as a permanent part-time staff member.?She told StokeonTrentLive: “I have a seven-year-old boy who I need to provide for and I’ve been so down with the money situation.

Natalie自2016年起就在這里工作，并被聘為永久兼職員工。她告訴StokeonTrentLive：“我有一個七歲的兒子，我需要養(yǎng)活他，現(xiàn)在我的經(jīng)濟情況很不好?！?/div>

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“I was first off sick when I went into work and vomited. The toilets were out of order and I threw up in the sink.?My next sick day was when I got a trapped nerve in my leg. I did everything I could to get back to work - and even bought new footwear and leg supports.”

“我第一次生病是去上班時吐了。因為廁所壞了，最后我在水池里吐了。下一個生病的日子是我的腿上有一根神經(jīng)受到擠壓。我做了我能做的一切回到工作中--甚至買了新的鞋和腿支架?！?/div>

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“I couldn’t bear the pain so I worked in the Foodhall where I could sit down a little. I got a formal warning for having time off."

“我無法忍受疼痛，所以我在餐廳工作，可以坐一會兒。就是因為請假，我被正式警告了。”

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Natalie says she then had 13 dental appointments after root canal surgery left her in excruciating pain.?She claims she had a total of nine days off sick with her teeth.

Natalie說，在根管手術(shù)后，她經(jīng)歷了難以忍受的疼痛，之后她去看了13次牙醫(yī)。她說為了牙齒的疼痛，她總共請了9天病假。

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She added: “I was having trouble with my teeth and had to have root canal surgery. But the dentist wasn't able to get the whole tooth out so I had to keep going back while on strong pain killers. I wasn’t able to drive.

她補充說：“我的牙齒出了問題，不得不做根管手術(shù)。但是牙醫(yī)沒能把整顆牙都拔出來，所以我不得不使用強效止痛藥，還要重新回去看病。我疼得根本無法開車。”

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“I had 13 appointments altogether and I got a sick note from the doctor.” She added: “I’ ve always worked hard and feel like I’ve been kicked in the teeth."

“我一共預(yù)約了13次牙醫(yī)，還收到了醫(yī)生開的病假條?！彼a充道：“我一直工作很努力，現(xiàn)在受到了沉重打擊。”

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Now Natalie has lost her appeal in a last-ditch attempt to be reinstated. She claims the outcome has increased her anxiety-levels.

現(xiàn)在，Natalie在多次嘗試恢復(fù)原職的最后一次努力中失去了申訴機會。她說這一結(jié)果讓她更加焦慮了。

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She added: “I suffer badly with anxiety and I’ve barely slept since I was let go.?Now I’ve got to find a new job and I’m so nervous about meeting new colleagues.”

她補充道：“我飽受焦慮的折磨，自從被解雇后，我?guī)缀鯖]有睡過覺?，F(xiàn)在我得另找工作，對于認識新同事，我很緊張?！?/div>

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“I won’t be able to use M&S for a reference and it’s not my fault that I wasn’t very well.?I’ve provided for my family for so long that it feels strange not to get up and go to work. I feel like I've lost my purpose.”

“我不能用馬莎百貨中的工作經(jīng)歷作為一種推薦，但我生病也不是我的錯。我養(yǎng)家糊口的時間太長了，所以不起床去上班的感覺很奇怪。我覺得我失去了目標(biāo)?！?/div>

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“I was heartbroken to lose my job. I couldn’t drive home I was crying that much. I cried for two hours in the car park before I could drive home.”

“失去工作讓我很傷心。我哭到無法開車的地步，最后在停車場哭了兩個小時才開車回家?！?/div>

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M&S carried out an investigation after Natalie lodged her appeal.

Natalie提出申訴后，瑪莎百貨對此進行了調(diào)查。

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In a letter to Natalie, the company stated:"During a meeting you raised you were feeling discriminated against and that you did not believe your dismissal to be fair when your absences were genuine.

在給Natalie的一封信中，該公司表示：“在一次會議中，你提到你感覺受到了歧視，你認為自己請假缺席后，被解雇是不公平的?！?/div>

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"I have investigated the absence review meetings and the outcome letters sent to you and I am satisfied that the M&S absence policy has been followed and no discrimination has taken place. Therefore, I do not uphold this point of your appeal."

“我們已經(jīng)調(diào)查了缺勤審查會議和發(fā)給你的結(jié)果信件，我們很同意馬莎百貨的缺勤政策得到了遵守，而且并沒有發(fā)生任何歧視。因此，我們不贊成你的申訴。”

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An M&S spokesman said: “Protecting the welfare of our colleagues is our utmost priority. We have robust policies in place and any review of employee contracts is done within these procedures.”

馬莎百貨的一位發(fā)言人表示：“保護我們同事的福利是我們的首要任務(wù)。我們有健全的政策，任何對員工合同的審查都是根據(jù)這一程序進行的。”

多知道一點

馬莎百貨

馬莎百貨（Marks & Spencer，簡寫為M&S），是一家英國的零售商，總部位于倫敦，主要銷售服裝、食品、家用品，目前在全世界超過30個國家設(shè)有約760間分店。

馬莎百貨最早起源于一間位于利茲柯克凱特市場的一分錢商店，在20世紀(jì)成為了一家口碑極佳的百貨商場，但在之后公司商譽出現(xiàn)危機，直至如今仍未恢復(fù)到過去最興盛時期的營業(yè)額。

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這家象征“英國高品質(zhì)商品”的代表零售商在2008年進入中國，先后在上海、北京、浙江等地開設(shè)了15家大型門店，但2016年因持續(xù)虧損宣布退出中國實體市場。

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