Sick pay survey launched as staff say they can’t afford to be sick

UNISON is organising a campaign around sick pay and is inviting members to share their experiences and their employers’ policies via a survey.
Everyone who completes the survey will be entered into a £250 prize draw. The survey deadline is 15 April 2022.
The COVID-19 pandemic brought the UK’s statutory sick pay (SSP) scheme into focus when it emerged that care workers who risked their lives to do their jobs were not being paid to take time off when they became sick themselves &