Sick pay

Half of people (50%) living with multiple sclerosis (MS) say they have left a job because of factors relating to...

May 2025's top HR questions include one about a new criminal offence for an organisational failure to prevent fraud.

Although the Employment Rights Bill is still making its way through parliament, there are a number of obligations coming into force this April.

The UK is an international outlier when it comes to economic inactivity, a new government-commissioned report has found. 

The government has defended its decision not to increase the rate of statutory sick pay (SSP) in its response to a consultation on proposed sick pay reforms in the Employment Rights Bill.

More than a million low-paid workers will be entitled to higher statutory sick pay rates in changes expected to be...

Day-one unfair dismissal and sick pay rights among small firms' greatest concerns about Employment Rights Bill, FSB survey shows.

Employers are taking early action ahead of the introduction of new employment rights legislation, a new study shows.

A group of 24 union leaders has written to the government urging it to go further with reform to statutory sick pay (SSP).

As key consultations on the Employment Rights Bill draw to a close, the recruiters' body warned that the Bill was 'undercooked' and needed changing.

The 2025/26 rates for statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and sick pay have now been published by the government.

Businesses may face extra costs with the changes to SSP mooted by the government but these will be neutered by productivity increases and health and morale improvements, say campaigners.

Employment Rights Bill could cost business £7.4bn over 10 years as government publishes impact assessment and four consultations.

A group of campaigners has written to the government urging ministers to increase the rate of statutory sick pay.

Liz Stevens, professional support lawyer at law firm Birketts, highlights the key takeaways from the long-awaited Employment Rights Bill