Submitted by Catherine Eadie on Sunday 12th December 2021
Published on Thursday 16th December 2021
Current status: Closed
Closed: Thursday 16th June 2022
Signatures: 30
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2021 ~ christmas ~ DEC ~ Economy ~ Face ~ Isolation ~ Isolation rules ~ Minimum ~ New variant ~ Omicron ~ On the 7th ~ Payment ~ Remove ~ Scheme ~ Self-isolation rules ~ Test and Trace ~ Tested ~ testing ~ The Christmas ~ The £500 ~ Union ~ variant ~ Warning
Remove the minimum earnings threshold for Statutory Sick Pay
Remove the minimum earnings threshold for Statutory Sick Pay.
To qualify for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) you must earn an average of at least £120 per week.
There should be no restrictions in order for anyone to receive SSP.
People Management warned on the 7th Dec 2021 that
"Nearly 650,000 festive workers are not eligible for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), a union has said, warning that many low-paid workers vital to the Christmas economy could be left to face the choice of breaking self-isolation rules or missing out on earnings."
In light of the new variant, Omicron, this is even more important than ever. While there is the £500 Test and Trace Support Payment, it's been found that two-thirds (64 per cent) of applications for the scheme have been rejected. A TUC survey conducted in May 2021 also found that just one in five workers (21 per cent) had heard of the scheme.
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