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12. Statutory Sick Pay

12. Statutory Sick Pay

12.1. Statutory sick pay will be payable from day one of sickness, rather than on and from day four as at present.

12.2. The Employment Rights Bill proposes amendments to the rate paid by an employer to remove the lower earnings limit, making statutory sick pay available to all workers. Instead there will be a prescribed percentage of the employee’s weekly earnings, or a minimum of £116.75, whichever is the lower. The prescribed percentage will be set by the Secretary of State following consultation.