Consultation outcome

Making Work Pay: Strengthening Statutory Sick Pay

From:
Department for Work and Pensions and Alison McGovern MP
Published
21 October 2024
Last updated
4 March 2025 — See all updates
This consultation has concluded

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Government response: Making Work Pay: Strengthening Statutory Sick Pay

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-5382-4, CP 1275

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Detail of outcome

Our Strengthening Statutory Sick Pay consultation asked:

  • employers
  • employees
  • trade unions
  • stakeholders
  • members of the public

what the percentage rate for those earning up to the flat rate of Statutory Sick Pay should be. We are grateful for all the responses we received to the consultation, which we considered in detail.

We now plan to set this percentage rate as 80% of normal weekly earnings, which will apply where 80% of an employee’s normal weekly earnings is less than the flat rate. This will be set in law through a Government amendment to the Employment Rights Bill.

Alternative formats

British Sign Language (BSL) version of the Making Work Pay: Strengthening Statutory Sick Pay consultation government response

BSL - Making Work Pay: Strengthening Statutory Sick Pay consultation (youtube.com)

Full audio version of the Making Work Pay: Strengthening Statutory Sick Pay consultation government response

Audio recording - Making Work Pay: Strengthening Statutory Sick Pay consultation (youtube.com)

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  • BSL DVD

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email: ssp.team@dwp.gov.uk

Post:

The Statutory Sick Pay Team
Department for Work and Pensions
Caxton House
Tothill Street
London
SW1H 9NA

Original consultation

Summary

Consultation on the percentage replacement rate for those earning below the current rate of Statutory Sick Pay.

This consultation ran from
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Consultation description

This consultation forms part of government’s commitment to strengthen Statutory Sick Pay, as part of the plan to Make Work Pay, an ambitious agenda to ensure workplace rights are fit for a modern economy, empower working people and deliver economic growth.

Alternative formats

British Sign Language (BSL) version of the Making Work Pay: Strengthening Statutory Sick Pay consultation

BSL - Making Work Pay: Strengthening Statutory Sick Pay consultation (youtube.com)

Full audio version of the Making Work Pay: Strengthening Statutory Sick Pay consultation

Audio recording - Making Work Pay: Strengthening Statutory Sick Pay consultation (youtube.com)

British Sign Language (BSL) version of the Equality Analysis for Statutory Sick Pay reform measures in the Employment Rights Bill

BSL - Equality Analysis for Statutory Sick Pay reform measures in the Employment Rights Bill

Full audio version of Equality Analysis for Statutory Sick Pay Reform Measures in the Employment Rights Bill

Audio recording - Equality Analysis for SSP Reform Measures in the Employment Rights Bill

If you need alternative accessible formats, you can order the following:

  • hard copy of full publication
  • hard copy of Welsh version
  • easy read version
  • braille
  • English large print (20pt) version
  • Welsh large print (20pt) version
  • audio CD
  • BSL DVD

The formats listed above can be requested by:

The Statutory Sick Pay Team
Department for Work and Pensions
Caxton House
Tothill Street
London
SW1H 9NA

Documents

Making Work Pay: Strengthening Statutory Sick Pay

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-5198-1, E03204748 10/24 CP 1168

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Making Work Pay: Strengthening Statutory Sick Pay

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-5198-1, E03204748 10/24, CP 1168

PDF, 441 KB, 16 pages

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Gwneud i Waith Dalu: Cryfhau Tâl Salwch Statudol

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-5198-1, E03204748 10/24 CP 1168

PDF, 545 KB, 16 pages

Making Work Pay: Strengthening Statutory Sick Pay (large print)

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-5198-1, E03204748 10/24 CP 1168

PDF, 591 KB, 31 pages

Gwneud i Waith Dalu: Cryfhau Tâl Salwch Statudol (large print)

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-5198-1, E03204748 10/24 CP 1168

PDF, 375 KB, 30 pages

Making Work Pay: Strengthening Statutory Sick Pay (Easy Read)

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-5198-1, CP 1168

PDF, 3.08 MB, 22 pages

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Equality Analysis for Statutory Sick Pay Reform Measures in the Employment Rights Bill

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Equality Analysis for Statutory Sick Pay Reform Measures in the Employment Rights Bill

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Equality Analysis for Statutory Sick Pay Reform Measures in the Employment Rights Bill (Large Print)

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Equality Analysis for Statutory Sick Pay Reform Measures in the Employment Rights Bill (Easy Read)

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Updates to this page

Published 21 October 2024
Last updated 4 March 2025 show all updates

  1. Published government response to the consultation on Making Work Pay: Strengthening Statutory Sick Pay.

  2. Equality Analysis for Statutory Sick Pay Reform Measures in the Employment Rights Bill has been added to the page in PDF, large print and easy read versions, along with BSL and audio versions.

  3. BSL and audio and easy read versions have now been added.

  4. First published.

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