Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 20050

Sick Pay

Tabled: 13 December 2024
Answered: 23 December 2024

Question

Mr Calvin Bailey

LabourLeyton and Wanstead

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Trade Union Congress report entitled Sick pay that works, published February 2021, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of (a) current Statutory Sick Pay

Answer

Alison McGovern
The pandemic exposed how precarious work and life is for those on low incomes, with many forced to choose between their health and financial hardship. This is why, through the Employment Rights Bill, we are removing the Lower Earnings Limit so that up to ...

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