The UK’s current statutory sick pay is just over a quarter of the minimum weekly wage for a full-time worker, and a third of the take-home minimum pay of £378.50.

The Labour Party government has announced a new sick-pay guarantee for the 1.3 MILLION lowest-paid workers. Workers earning under £123 a week to get 80% of salary in sick pay, keeping more people ...

The average UK worker took 6.4 days off through sickness last year, ... Sick days taken by UK workers has fallen, says CBI. Published. 7 June 2010. Share. close panel. Share page. Copy link.

Only 1% of UK workers off sick find jobs within six months, report says on whatsapp (opens in a new window) Save Delphine Strauss in London. Published February 25 2025.

Experts reveal true hidden cost of UK's sick note culture The "hidden" yearly cost of employee sickness is up £30 billion since 2018, it has been revealed.

Sickness absence levels in Northern Ireland councils are the highest in the UK, auditors have found. Figures show an average of almost 14 days per employee in 2018-19 - a 13% increase in five years.