Question follow-through · 68300

Statutory Sick Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to improve employer compliance with statutory sick pay obligations.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
15 Jul 2025
Target answer date
17 Jul 2025
Answer
17 Jul 2025 · 2 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to improve employer compliance with statutory sick pay obligations.

  2. 17 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The Government believes that enforcement of Statutory Sick Pay is vital in ensuring that employees receive the correct amount of Statutory Sick Pay they are due. Guidance to both employers and employees is provided on Gov.uk. HMRC also operates a dispute ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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