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Low-paid workers to get 80% of salary

Low-paid workers to get 80% of salary in sick pay

The government says the changes will mean about 1.3 million people on low wages who fall ill will receive either 80% of their average weekly earnings or statutory sick pay - which is currently £116.75 per week – whichever is lowest.

The Financial Times on MSN · 3d

UK’s lowest-income workers to become eligible for sick pay

Britain’s 1.3mn workers on the lowest incomes will be eligible for sickness payments from their employers for the first time, set at 80 per cent of usual pay, under plans to be formally presented by ministers later this week.

LancsLive on MSN · 3d

DWP boss says change means low-paid workers who go sick 'will be £100 per week better off'

More than one million people on low wages will get improved sick pay conditions under new plans designed to boost living standards. About 1.3 million people paid less than £123 per week in the UK will get guaranteed sick pay equivalent to 80% of their weekly salary as part of changes expected to come in next year.

PA Media on MSN · 3d

Low-paid workers to get 80% sick pay guarantee, says Labour

People on less than £123 per week do not get sick pay under current rules, which are expected to be strengthened next year.

Minimum wages are rising nationwide. Beware this unexpected consequence

On the minimum wage and other issues, let’s take all of the repercussions—including counterintuitive ones—into account.

Capital & Main2d

She Has Worked at Subway for Over a Decade. Now She’s Suing for Nearly $54,000 in Stolen Wages.

Advocates say Trump’s immigration crackdown will put foreign-born workers like Eva Rodriguez at greater risk — and that ...

7don MSN

California workers didn’t recognize state agencies tasked with protecting them, report finds

A state project to educate vulnerable workers about their rights during the COVID-19 pandemic found success partnering with ...

Deccan Chronicle10h

ASHA workers protest GPS tracking, low wages

Workers also raised concerns over unrealistic workload expectations, such as completing 200-300 non-communicable disease (NCD ...

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Some King County child care workers to get pay boost in pilot program

Amid high turnover and poverty rates for child care providers, King County is trying out a wage boost through the fall of ...

Cyprus Mail on MSN2d

One in five Cyprus workers on low wages, Eurostat reports

Cyprus were classified as low-wage earners in 2022, compared to 14.7 per cent across the European Union (EU), according to a report by Eurostat. In addition, it should be noted that the EU-wide figure ...

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