Petitions/Remove day 1 Statutory Sick Pay and revert back to 3 day qualification
StatusOngoing
Opened7 May 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

We feel this is a poorly conceived plan that is already getting abused from Day 1.

Revert back to 3 days qualification. We believe this system IS and WILL be abused on a regular basis and considering how much business are taxed currently and the state of the country its yet another kick to employers who pay the majority of all income tax. Surely GOV understand that it’s too much of a cost burden to volume employers?

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Constituency engagement ranking

Anna Gelderd
1Anna Gelderd MP
South East Cornwall
6
Dr Allison Gardner
2Dr Allison Gardner MP
Stoke-on-Trent South
6
Patrick Spencer
3Patrick Spencer MP
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
4
Al Carns
4Al Carns MP
Birmingham Selly Oak
1
Richard Tice
5Richard Tice MP
Boston and Skegness
1
Alex Burghart
6Alex Burghart MP
Brentwood and Ongar
1
Oliver Ryan
7Oliver Ryan MP
Burnley
1
Jacob Collier
8Jacob Collier MP
Burton and Uttoxeter
1
Monica Harding
9Monica Harding MP
Esher and Walton
1
Anna Sabine
10Anna Sabine MP
Frome and East Somerset
1