13 September 2023
The Centre for Progressive Change has announced that Labour has committed to back the reforms of the Safe Sick Pay campaign.
The specific comments were revealed by Angela Rayner at TUC conference:
“The UK has the lowest level of statutory sick pay in the OECD. The next Labour government will strengthen and increase statutory sick pay, make it available all workers by removing the lower earnings limit which cuts out those on low wages, and removing the waiting period which currently means workers can only access it from day four of sickness.”
However, the Centre for Progressive Change expresses that it can’t rest easy and stated that it is not yet clear for example what either party's policy position will be on the total rate of income replacement, to replace the currently inadequate rate of just £109 per week Statutory Sick Pay (SSP). The Centre for Progressive Change have recently met Treasury advisers on the subject of sick pay and submitted a policy briefing.
A desperate push for sick pay reforms continue and the Centre for Progressive Change states that it wants to ensure that no worker is left ill, under huge financial pressure and facing impossible choices because of an inadequate sick pay regime that further punishes the lowest paid workers in our society. To that end, the Safe Sick Pay campaign will keep pushing for these vital reforms.
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