No extenuating circumstances such as illness etc? 
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Yes, that's taken into account. Although illness is unpaid leave.
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Illness is not always unpaid leave. PhD students are in a really shitty situation in regard to this. Not everyone can afford time off PhD
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Someone at my uni enquired about taking 2months off due to major surgery and their adviser of studies helpfully suggested they work remotely
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As they would otherwise not be able to cover rent. This situation hasn't resolved but who wants to have stress about work while recovering?
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I'm condemning illness as unpaid leave but sadly that's what phd students get.
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If they can afford to take time off to be ill that is.
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Well, I sadly know people who were/are so seriously ill (neurological illness) so they didn't have the choice. Their medical leave was
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I think through my research council funded PhD I'm entitled to 3 months paid sick leave...I *think*...
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That's unusual. Nice.
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Problem with being a PhD student (in UK at least) is you don't automatically get same rights as employees...
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Replying to @Jade_Pickering @hisotalus and
Because sadly you're not an employee. I was lucky enough to be.
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