AN AMAZON worker was threatened with the sack for taking time off after being diagnosed with cancer, a festival audience heard on Saturday.

The Coventry warehouse worker, who asked to remain anonymous due to fears of repercussions over speaking out, said: “Four years ago I was diagnosed with bowel cancer. Amazon’s policy is: after two weeks of being off, you have to have a health review meeting.

“They went out of the room and said … we are going to give you a verbal warning. They gave me a letter of concern.