Sick pay

The government has extended the time period that employees can self-certify sick from seven days to 28 days, as it...

Almost two-thirds of employers think the UK’s rate of statutory sick pay (SSP) is too low, according to research by...

647,000 workers in retail, hospitality and the arts do not qualify for statutory sick pay and are at risk of being left with no income over Christmas because of Covid.

The government has published the proposed statutory rates for maternity pay, paternity pay, shared parental pay, adoption pay, parental bereavement...

Drivers at a Northampton-based taxi firm who were required to wear uniforms, drive branded cars and log on to an...

A Labour government would give all workers protections against unfair dismissal from their first day in employment, Sir Keir Starmer has announced.

Supermarket chain Morrisons has announced that it plans to reduce sick pay for unvaccinated employees in the hope that it...

The TUC has called for an urgent “economic reset” after its research confirmed that low-paid workers bore the brunt of...

A mortgage adviser who was sacked for “always moaning” has won more than £20,000 in compensation.
The employment tribunal in...

A quarter of employers are not granting workers paid time off to get Covid-19 vaccinations, according to a survey from...

If in power Labour would introduce policies that could end the need for court cases to determine the status of gig workers.

The deadline for applications under the EU settlement scheme was 30 June 2021.
Where an EEA national is eligible to...

Essential workers unable to claim statutory sick pay Q1 2020, because they did not meet the minimum earnings threshold, included 27% of cleaners and 26% of retail workers.

More than 100 postmasters and sub-postmasters are taking the Post Office to an employment tribunal in a bid to be recognised as ‘workers'.

Just Eat is pressing ahead with plans to end the company’s reliance on gig workers by offering couriers the opportunity to join its ‘agency worker’ model.