Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 81377

Statutory Sick Pay: Agency Workers

Tabled: 13 October 2025
Answered: 30 October 2025

Question

Saqib Bhatti

ConservativeMeriden and Solihull East

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of expanding Statutory Sick Pay on recruitment agencies; and if he will consider taking steps to (a) enable agencies to recover SSP costs from hirers

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
Strengthening Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) is part of the Government’s Plan to Make Work Pay. The Government conducted a Regulatory Impact Assessment Here on the impact of the SSP measures in the Employment Rights Bill. Whilst this is not a specific assessmen...

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