Increase of statutory sick pay based on how much you need to live comfortably

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

SSP is £94.25 per week amounting to an average of £377 a month, realistically who can survive on this amount?
There are many families that will struggle with this and especially with children being off school that will put the family in a situation where they are going hungry!

Due to the coronavirus many more people are being forced to stay at home even if they have mild/slight symptoms of the condition and many companies will not pay full sick pay but certain companies are paying staff in full but it should be equal for everyone it doesn’t matter if you are self-employed nail technician or manager at a supermarket it should be fair for everyone.
There should be a scheme where calculations are done to see how much that person needs to survive and are given that amount!

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign these petitions calling for the same action:

Increase Statutory Sick Pay
Ensure employees are paid their full wage if they can't work due to coronavirus

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public

Timeline

15 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
24 Mar 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 24 Mar 2020

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