More sick pay support needed as economy opens up, MPs told
There is a risk that people will not self-isolate when they catch Covid-19 if relaxations of lockdown rules are not joined up with improved sick pay, MPs have been told. Witnesses told the Treasury Select Committee that workers need help to not go back to their workplaces when they are infectious. “If we’re asking people to stay at home to protect all of our lives, we have to protect their livelihoods,” said Resolution Foundation chief executive Torsten Bell. He added that this was doubly vital as it would slow the spread of the virus, and keep the so-called reproduction (R) number down...