New legislation will make sick pay and family-friendly leave available from day one, with low earners eligible for SSP without a minimum earnings threshold.
Statutory sick pay (SSP) and family-friendly types of leave, including paternity leave, parental leave, and bereavement leave will become day one rights, i.e. there will be no requirement to have been employed, or to be sick, for a specified period of time before qualifying for these rights.
In addition, it is proposed that the lower earnings limit for receipt of SSP will be removed, so no minimum average earnings will be required to qualify for SSP, and low earners will qualify for 80% of their average weekly earnings as SSP if off sick.
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