Stephen Timms
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(2 years, 9 months ago)
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The Prime Minister
I know that my right hon. Friend speaks for millions of people around the country. I can tell her that many, many restrictions have already been lifted, and they will continue to be lifted.
Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab)
Three years ago, the Government consulted on much-needed reforms to statutory sick pay, rightly recognising that the current system is inflexible and does not reflect modern working life. Those reforms were postponed when the pandemic hit, and day one access to statutory sick pay was introduced instead. I think the Prime Minister has just announced that day one access to statutory sick pay will be withdrawn in a month’s time. Will he now bring forward the much-needed and long-delayed reforms to statutory sick pay?
The Prime Minister
As the right hon. Gentleman knows, statutory sick pay is only a part of what many employees already receive as part of their sick pay.