Member

The purpose of statutory sick pay is to provide a temporary financial safety net for workers when they are unable to work due to illness and not to allow workers to accumulate more benefits than they would have earned had they been able to work. This amendment seeks to close that loophole by ensuring that no employee can claim more than the maximum entitlement they would receive from a single employer during a period of illness. Our aim is not to deny sick workers their rightful support but to ensure that they do not receive excessive benefits by claiming across multiple jobs. I beg to move.