647,000 ‘festive workers’ across UK do not get statutory sick pay, TUC warns
Analysis by the TUC has found that 647,000 workers in the hospitality, retail, arts and entertainment sectors –…
Statutory sick pay
Extending sick pay protection would cost 1% of test and trace budget, TUC finds
Analysis published by the TUC has found that extending statutory sick pay protection to all workers, by removing…
Expand support for self-isolation to avoid fourth lockdown, Labour tells PM
Labour has called on the government to expand eligibility for the £500 test and trace support payment to…
Labour must lead the fight for real financial support during lockdown
Just over a month ago, MPs voted on the government’s tier system of coronavirus restrictions. I voted against…
Labour should fight for proper sick pay to help get control of the virus
After an incredibly bleak year, the coronavirus vaccines offer a ray of hope that 2021 can bring a…
Use spending review to increase sick pay, Labour MPs urge Rishi Sunak
30 Labour MPs have today urged Chancellor Rishi Sunak to use his spending review this week to increase…
Tories “lack basic understanding of people’s lives”, says Anneliese Dodds
Anneliese Dodds has accused Conservative government ministers of having a “lack of basic understanding of people’s lives right…
Government must protect pregnant women’s rights during Covid, says Labour
Labour has called on the government to protect pregnant women’s rights in the pandemic and to take action…
2m ineligible for sick pay undermines ‘test, trace and isolate’, warns Labour
Anneliese Dodds has warned that leaving two million people in the country ineligible for statutory sick pay undermines…
Labour calls for more targeted support as unions demand change to sick pay
The government has unnecessarily found itself in a big mess over a poorly-communicated, ill-thought-out coronavirus decision – stop…
