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Government to pay Statutory Sick Pay for Small Businesses

Submitted by Oliver Tsang on Monday 11th August 2025

Published on Tuesday 26th August 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Thursday 26th February 2026

Signatures: 29

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Busy ~ Employ ~ Forced ~ Small businesses ~ Staff ~ Wages

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Government to pay Statutory Sick Pay for Small Businesses

Petition Details

We want the Government to cover Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) for small businesses.

Additional Information

As a small business with a few employees - If someone goes off sick long term we are forced to pay them SSP. When this happens I have to take a cut in my own wages (as the business owner) to pay this SSP.
My business only just breaks even as it is, and I don't earn any more than the staff I employ.


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