Dossier
sick pay
Coverage of sick pay in the Nexus archive.
- Minister defends changes to UK workers’ rights against costs backlash
UK Employment Minister Kate Dearden defended recent workers' rights reforms, stating they align the UK with other major economies. The government's Employment Rights Act became law last year, with provisions being implemented this year and next.
- 'Exceptionally generous' sick pay fuelling NHS 'sick leave epidemic' with equivalent of 80,000 health service workers lost each year to illness absence - costing taxpayers £4.6billion
The NHS is facing a 'sick leave epidemic' attributed to 'exceptionally generous' sick pay, resulting in the equivalent of 80,000 health service workers lost annually to illness absence, costing taxpayers £4.6 billion.