Petition · past parliament · Department for Work and Pensions
Make employers provide full sick pay for 6 months
Closed
48 signatures
What the petition asks
I want the government to scrap Statutory Sick Pay and require employers to pay employees full pay when off sick for 6 months. People in the UK should not be out of pocket when there sick and statutory sick pay is not enough.
I have a lung disease and I suffer when I have to rely on Statutory Sick Pay. It's extremely low and it should have been increased ages ago by the Government. I want the Government to make employers pay their workers their full monthly salary so they will not lose any income and suffer because of sickness. We are all human and should not suffer when we are sick that just adds another problem to your life
Timeline
| 16 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 16 Sep 2020 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
48
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Opened
16 Mar 2020
Closed
16 Sep 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.