Read the full report:
fabians.org.uk/publication/...

Day one sick pay and lower earnings limit reforms due to be nacted in the #employmentbill are hugely welcome.

It is clear though that the Government must do a wider review of sick pay, including the rate if it is serious about tackling the UK's health, productivity and living standard challenge

Our director, Amanda Walters said “If we are serious about improving the health of the working age population, the Government needs to stop ignoring the elephant in the room and put statutory sick pay in line with the minimum wage.”

That's why many brilliant organisations like @mssocietyuk.bsky.social @younglivesvscancer.bsky.social @mind.org.uk @citizensadvice.bsky.social @pcsunion.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk @leukaemiacare.bsky.social & @organisehq.bsky.social call for a change to sick pay

Studies by some of the UK's top experts at the @workfoundation.bsky.social @resfoundation.bsky.social
@healthfoundation.bsky.social WPI Economics @citizensadvice.bsky.social @cipd.bsky.social and @ippr.org have found that the UK's low sick pay is actually making the workforce's health worse.

The latest annual data is on the link below. It masks the true picture: Day in day out, millions of workers are going to work ill or injured, working through pain because their sick pay doesn't cover the bills.

They don't get counted in these statistics.
www.ons.gov.uk/employmentan...

Last month, we joined civil society organisations, businesses, trade unions and affected workers to deliver a card signed by thousands of affected workers and families to No.10

We're encouraging Peers to support Baroness Lister's #sickpay amendment on Tuesday [3/3]

The Government has said no worker should be forced to choose between their health and finances due to inadequate sick pay.

However, even with positive changes such as day one sick pay, many workers will still be forced into this difficult choice if they rely on SSP

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Great to hear from @chrishinchliff.bsky.social on the evidence of how increases to sick pay will lead to reduced presenteeism and improved productivity

Great speech by Imran Hussain MP calling on the Government to protect employees from financial hardship by increasing the rate of Statutory Sick Pay and to ensure that no employees see a cut to their sick pay

Great to hear @mwheelermp.bsky.social call on the Government to fix the problem with the Employment Rights Bill and its "unintended consequence of reducing sick pay for those earning at or slightly above the lower earnings limit"