Matt Hancock’s enthusiasm for boosting sick pay would have been far more helpful when he was health secretary
sick pay
Speakers highlight how national minimum wage and national living wage rates are not keeping up with inflation, and say that poor sick pay means sick workers going to work
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Christina McAnea says ditching rules is reckless and will cause confusion
Proper pay rate for those sick or isolating.
Low pay, precarious contracts and minimal sick pay have no place in the modern world of work
More detail needed about impact on health and care
But outsourced staff still have much to fight for, says UNISON
UNISON applauds ‘life-changing improvement for these vital workers’
Department of Health will provide funding for care homes to pay staff 80% of their salary when on sick leave for coronavirus
Extend furlough and sick pay for those protecting loves ones
Many low paid workers won’t benefit from rule change
Dave Prentis writes to Secretary of State for Work and Pensions asking her to amend rules
Branch appeals for donations to hardship fund as workers start two weeks on the picket line for sick pay from international company worth hundreds of millions