Safe Sick Pay News Today

Around 250,000 people who are living with or recovering from cancer in the UK are eligible for just £116.75-a-week in Statutory Sick Pay or nothing at all for days they need off during treatment

Workers receiving statutory sick pay stand to lose out from unpaid ‘waiting days’ at the start of their sick leave - as tight-fisted rules mean pay doesn't kick in until the fourth day

Danny Berry discusses being diagnosed with blood cancer - and the sick pay amount so low he could barely get by while receiving treatment.

Exclusive: Figures seen by The Independent reveal that 6.5 per cent of women do not earn enough to qualify for statutory sick pay, compared with just 2.8 per cent of men

Low-paid cleaners unable to claim sick pay are working while unwell, research finds

Coalition urges health secretary to back changes as long-term sickness levels reach record high

New analysis shared exclusively with Sky News has found the average worker left dependent on statutory sick pay would only receive a quarter of the income needed to maintain a minimum socially accepted standard of living.

The two MPs want ‘simple tweaks’ amid concerns the Government is currently ‘subsidising low sick pay’.

The two MPs want ‘simple tweaks’ amid concerns the Government is currently ‘subsidising low sick pay’.

The two MPs want ‘simple tweaks’ amid concerns the Government is currently ‘subsidising low sick pay’.