Question follow-through · 48240

Statutory Sick Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Chapter 9 of the final stage impact assessment entitled Improve access to Statutory Sick Pay by removing the Lower Earnings Limit and removing the waiting period, if she will make it h

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Answering body: Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled: 25 Apr 2025
Target answer date: 29 Apr 2025
Answer: 6 May 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

25 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Chapter 9 of the final stage impact assessment entitled Improve access to Statutory Sick Pay by removing the Lower Earnings Limit and removing the waiting period, if she will make it h
29 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 May 2025
Answer published
The Government intends to conduct a post-implementation review (PIR) of the Employment Rights Bill within five years of implementation. The impact of the measures to strengthen Statutory Sick Pay will be monitored, including how Statutory Sick Pay is used...

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