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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to increase statutory sick pay this autumn.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to increase statutory sick pay this autumn.
The Government has already increased Statutory Sick Pay this year as part of the annual uprating exercise in April 2023. This was in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) which has been the default inflation measure for the Government’s statutory annual review of benefits since 2011.
The Secretary of State is required by law to undertake a review of benefits and pensions annually. This review will commence shortly and the outcome will be announced in the Autumn in the usual way.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of undertaking a review of statutory sick pay.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of undertaking a review of statutory sick pay.
The Government’s 2019 Health is Everyone’s Business Consultation proposed a package of reforms which aimed to reduce ill-health related job loss and support disabled people and people with health conditions to stay in, and thrive in, work. This included proposals for (limited) reform of SSP.
In response to the consultation (2021), the Government maintained that SSP provides an important link between the employee and employer but that this was not the right time to introduce changes to the sick pay system. The Government is continuing to keep the SSP system under review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report by WPI Economics entitled Making Statutory Sick Pay Work, published on 12 July 2023, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) offering employees statutory sick pay from the first day they...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report by WPI Economics entitled Making Statutory Sick Pay Work, published on 12 July 2023, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) offering employees statutory sick pay from the first day they...
The Government’s 2019 Health is Everyone’s Business Consultation proposed a package of reforms which aimed to reduce ill-health related job loss and support disabled people and people with health conditions to stay in, and thrive in, work. This included proposals for (limited) reform of SSP.
In response to the consultation (2021), the Government maintained that SSP provides an important link between the employee and employer but that this was not the right time to introduce changes to the sick pay system. The Government is continuing to keep the SSP system under review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to take steps to improve Statutory Sick Pay.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to take steps to improve Statutory Sick Pay.
The Government’s 2019 Health is Everyone’s Business Consultation proposed a package of reforms which aimed to reduce ill-health related job loss and support disabled people and people with health conditions to stay in, and thrive in, work. This included proposals for (limited) reform of SSP.
In response to the consultation (2021), the Government maintained that SSP provides an important link between the employee and employer but that this was not the right time to introduce changes to the sick pay system. The Government is continuing to keep the SSP system under review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report by WPI Economics entitled Making Statutory Sick Pay Work, published on 12 July 2023, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) offering employees statutory sick pay from the first day they...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report by WPI Economics entitled Making Statutory Sick Pay Work, published on 12 July 2023, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) offering employees statutory sick pay from the first day they...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report by WPI Economics, entitled Making Statutory Sick Pay Work, published on 12 July 2023, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of that report's findings on the impact of low...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report by WPI Economics, entitled Making Statutory Sick Pay Work, published on 12 July 2023, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of that report's findings on the impact of low...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an estimate of the potential cost to the Exchequer of raising statutory sick pay.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an estimate of the potential cost to the Exchequer of raising statutory sick pay.
Payments of Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) are made by employers. Any indirect costs and benefits that would be derived to the Exchequer because of changing the rate of SSP would need to be assessed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) increasing the rate of statutory sick pay, (b) abolishing the lower earnings limit and (c) extending the 28 weeks cap for people living with (i) cystic fibrosis and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) increasing the rate of statutory sick pay, (b) abolishing the lower earnings limit and (c) extending the 28 weeks cap for people living with (i) cystic fibrosis and...
Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) provides a measure of earnings replacement to employees when they are sick or incapable of work. Employers are required to pay it at the legal minimum rate for up to 28 weeks per period of absence. Many employers decide to pay more, and for longer, through Occupational Sick Pay.
If an individual who is suffering from a long-term health condition requires further financial support while off work sick, for example, where their income is reduced while on Statutory Sick Pay, they may be able to claim Universal Credit depending on their personal circumstances. Where they are not eligible, for example, because they earn below the Lower Earnings Limit, they may also be able to claim New Style Employment and Support Allowance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing people in receipt of statutory sick pay living with (a) cystic fibrosis and (b) other long term conditions to have phased returns to work.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing people in receipt of statutory sick pay living with (a) cystic fibrosis and (b) other long term conditions to have phased returns to work.
Health is Everyone’s Business (2019) consulted on a broad package of measures related to the work and health agenda. This included some proposals related to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) such as making it more flexible to support phased returns to work.
In the response to the consultation (2021), the Government stated this was not the right time to introduce changes to the sick pay system, but that we are continuing to keep the SSP system under review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the number of people who have claimed statutory sick pay for each year from 2015 to 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the number of people who have claimed statutory sick pay for each year from 2015 to 2023.
Statutory Sick Pay is administered and paid by employers, and information on recipients is not held by government. Therefore, we are not able to make a robust assessment on the number of people who have claimed SSP in each year from 2015 to 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the proportion of workers who were not eligible for statutory sick pay in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the proportion of workers who were not eligible for statutory sick pay in each of the last 10 years.
Information on the proportion of workers who were not eligible for Statutory Sick Pay over the last ten years is not readily available and to produce it would incur a disproportionate cost.
Why is statutory sick pay in this country so much lower than European comparators?
Why is statutory sick pay in this country so much lower than European comparators?
I would be happy to meet the hon. Lady to discuss the issue of statutory sick pay, and, of course, we always keep these matters under review.
I would be happy to meet the hon. Lady to discuss the issue of statutory sick pay, and, of course, we always keep these matters under review.
I would be happy to meet the hon. Lady to discuss the issue of statutory sick pay, and, of course, we always keep these matters under review.
Why is statutory sick pay in this country so much lower than European comparators?
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the rate of statutory sick pay on the numbers of disabled employees leaving work.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the rate of statutory sick pay on the numbers of disabled employees leaving work.
We have not made a robust assessment of the number of disabled people who have left work due to the rate of Statutory Sick Pay (SSP).
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the adequacy of statutory sick pay for people working in the social care sector who are required to self isolate with covid-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the adequacy of statutory sick pay for people working in the social care sector who are required to self isolate with covid-19.
No such discussions have taken place. Most care workers are employed by private sector providers who set their pay and terms and conditions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the eligibility criteria for statutory sick pay for people who work 12-hour shifts and whose working week is condensed into three days.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the eligibility criteria for statutory sick pay for people who work 12-hour shifts and whose working week is condensed into three days.
Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) is the minimum that employers must pay to eligible individuals during a period of sickness absence. Many employers decide to pay more, and for longer, through Occupational Sick Pay.
Eligibility to SSP is based upon an individual’s earnings from employment, rather than the number of hours they work. SSP is paid from the fourth qualifying day (days an employee usually works) of work missed. The first three qualifying days in a period of absence are known as waiting days. To be eligible to receive SSP, an individual must have been incapable of work for at least four days in a row, including non-working days.
The Government is continuing to keep the SSP system under review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing qualifying days in the context of the eligibility criteria for Statutory Sick Pay.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing qualifying days in the context of the eligibility criteria for Statutory Sick Pay.
In the Health is Everyone’s Business consultation, the Government set out proposals for limited reforms to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), including consideration of the role qualifying days have.
In response to the consultation (2021), the Government maintained that SSP provides an important link between the employee and employer but that this was not the right time to introduce changes to the sick pay system. The Government is continuing to keep the SSP system under review.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many people are currently receiving statutory sick pay; how many people are eligible to receive only statutory sick pay when unwell; and how many people earn less than the lower earnings threshold, making them ineligible for statutory sick pay.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many people are currently receiving statutory sick pay; how many people are eligible to receive only statutory sick pay when unwell; and how many people earn less than the lower earnings threshold, making them ineligible for statutory sick pay.
Statutory Sick Pay is administered and paid by employers, so this information is not held by the Government. Therefore, we are not able to make a robust assessment on the number of people who are currently receiving SSP.
There is information on the type of sick pay usually paid from surveys of employers and employees. The most recent of these are a survey of employers conducted in 2018 (most recent publication in 2021) and a survey of employees conducted in 2014 (published in 2015). Links to both surveys can be found below:
As set out in the 2019 “Health is Everyone’s Business” consultation, it was estimated that there were around 2 million employees who earned below the Lower Earnings Limit (LEL) and were therefore ineligible for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP).
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people whose main disability is long covid have (a) registered for, (b) been assessed for, (c) been awarded and (d) been rejected for statutory sick pay as of 7 December 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people whose main disability is long covid have (a) registered for, (b) been assessed for, (c) been awarded and (d) been rejected for statutory sick pay as of 7 December 2022.
Statutory Sick Pay is administered and paid by employers so this information is not recorded.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether it is still their intention to update employment law to amend the rates for national minimum wages and statutory pay; and if so, when they intend to do so.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether it is still their intention to update employment law to amend the rates for national minimum wages and statutory pay; and if so, when they intend to do so.
In March 2022, the Government published the Low Pay Commission’s remit asking them to make recommendations for minimum wage rates that should apply from April 2023. The Government will continue to consider the Low Pay Commission’s advice when setting wage floors in order to ensure that minimum wage rises are balanced between rewarding workers whilst minimising the impact on the economy and employers.