Pallavi Dean is a startling figure on a building site - eight and a half months pregnant, wearing a shiny, pink, hard hat.

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In an era in which many major video game publishers are struggling to stay afloat, this is a pretty startling figure.

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Current absenteeism rates show a startling 17 sick days a year, two-and-a-half times greater than the private sector figure.

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