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Petition · past parliament

INCREASE STATUTORY SICK PAY (SSP)

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

SSP CURRENTLY STANDS AT ONE OF THE LOWEST FIGURES. THIS CAUSES MANY PEOPLE TO STILL GO TO WORK WHEN SICK, BECAUSE THEY CANNOT AFFORD TO BE OFF WORK WHILST ON SSP. WITH THE CURRENT ISSUE OF CORONAVIRUS THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT AND RAISED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID HOUSEHOLDS HITTING HIGHER DEBT.
THE U.K. CURRENTLY CANNOT AFFORD TO TAKE TIME OFF SICK. SSP RATE IS FAR TOO LOW COMPARED TO MANY OTHER PLACES AND NEEDS URGENT REVIEW. MANY PEOPLE ARE TOO SCARED TO TAKE TIME OFF, WHICH IS CONCERNING WITH CORONAVIRUS, AND HOUSEHOLDS WILL QUICKLY FALL INTO HEAVY DEBT.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Increase Statutory Sick Pay

Timeline

14 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
23 Mar 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 23 Mar 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.