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St John of God group last night refused to reveal whether its CEO is still being paid a full salary despite being on long-term sick leave. John Pepper has not been in work since October, but a charity spokesman said: ‘Mr Pepper is on leave on medical advice, and we have no further comment.’

In 2014, the maximum amount of paid sickleave for public servants was reduced to full-pay for 183 days of the year and half-pay thereafter.