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Labour MSPs call for reform of industrial injuries support system, due to large volume of workplace C-19 contractions
Stock inside the entrance to a closed department store on Princes Street in Edinburgh, Scotland
by Niall Christie
Scotland editor
THE high number of people who have contracted Covid-19 in the workplace means the virus should be treated as an industrial injury, Labour MSPs said yesterday.
Central Scotland politician Mark Griffin is leading calls to reform employment protections in response to the pandemic.
The MSP is set to propose a Member’s Bill calling for Covid-19 infections in the workplace to be classed as an industrial illness.
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