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A "modest" increase in statutory sick pay (SSP) is overdue, according to a committee of MPs who say it must strike a balance between workers' needs and what employers can afford.

Trade unions have raised the alarm about the 'broken' statutory sick pay regime, which they say left millions of workers 'brutally exposed' during the Covid pandemic

MPs have recommended several statutory sick pay reforms, including increasing the rate and making it available to all employees.

The Work and Pensions Committee calls for a fresh approach to funding regulation.

MPs say changes to proposed regulation and improvements in governance standards are urgently needed to ensure private sector defined benefit pension schemes remain an active and thriving part of the pensions landscape,

People feel "priced out" of a dignified death. But there are fears legalising assisted dying could harm the vulnerable

The Chancellor has been urged to provide more money for vulnerable people struggling with the cost of living when he announces his Budget next week.

Almost 90 parliamentarians said scrapping the Household Support Fund would push more people into poverty and destitution.

British MPs have been targeted over their stance on the Israel-Hamas war

The Inter Faith Network was described as the ‘principal vehicle in the UK for Muslim-Jewish dialogue’.