[IER] 'Day one’ sick pay entitlement for coronavirus ended

[Ben Sellers]

News brief - 25/02/22                                                                           View this email in your browser 





 Government ends ‘day one’ sick pay entitlement for coronavirus 


>From the end of March, workers suffering from the coronavirus will have to wait until their fourth day of sickness before they can get Statutory Sick Pay (SSP). The Government’s decision to end ‘day one’ sick pay entitlement for those with the virus will hit workers across the economy – with 7.8 million people relying on SSP when they fall ill.


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Justice Eady announced as new President of the Employment Appeal Tribunal
The Lord Chief Justice has announced that the next President of the Employment Appeal Tribunal will be The Honourable Mrs Justice Eady.


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Whatever happened to the Prime Minister’s “high wage economy”?
Far from encouraging workers to seek higher pay, the government is now telling them to accept lower pay. George Eaton in the New Statesman. 


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IER and Covid-19
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