Sick pay reforms

Unions call for increased sick pay

Trade union leaders have called on the government to increase statutory sick pay (SSP) in the Employment Rights Bill, BBC News reported on 6 December.

Employment Rights Bill: HR reacts

The government published its Employment Rights Bill on 10 October. We round up what HR needs to know.

Employers optimistic about incoming employment law changes

Employers believe that upcoming employment law changes will positively impact their organisation, research by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) and Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has found.

MPs call for sick pay boost

Statutory sick pay (SSP) is failing to provide enough support for those who most need financial help when ill; it should be increased and made more widely available, MPs said last week (28 March).