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Epilepsy report | HR team told worker she was only allowed 'three seizures a month'

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HR team told worker she was only allowed 'three seizures a month'

An employee with epilepsy was once told by her HR team she was only allowed three seizures a month, a report from the Metro has revealed.

The report comes ahead of Purple Day, the international day for epilepsy awareness, on 26 March.

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