Why you should tell your employer you have breast cancer with Barbara Wilson

So Now I’ve Got Breast Cancer

Do you know what your legal rights are when returning to work after cancer? What should your employer do to help you get back to work? Do you have to say you’ve got cancer in a job interview? This episode is all about getting back to work with Barbara Wilson, the founder of the social enterprise Working with Cancer.

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You can find Working with Cancer on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/working-with-cancer

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/workingwithcanceruk

Or head straight to their website: www.workingwithcancer.co.uk

You can also email them at: [email protected]

My amazing podcast poet is Donna Ashworth and you heard a poem from her new book ‘Growing Brave’ - available now in all online bookstores. You can find out more about Donna on her website, or follow her on Instagram and Facebook

Season Three was kindly sponsored by Breast Friends CIC – an organisation that truly understands the power of peer support for anyone on the breast cancer journey. Head over to www.breastfriends.co.uk to find out more. If you would like to sponsor Season Four, please get in touch at [email protected].

If you’ve got a question for the show, then please get in touch online or send me a voice note. You can find me on social media - Instagram, X and Facebook. A special thanks goes to medical student Tamara Enthoven for helping me to collate all the questions.

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