Petitions/Increase Statutory Sick Pay to match minimum wage
StatusOngoing
Opened7 Aug 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

I want the Government to make Statutory Sick Pay equivalent to the minimum wage. I feel the current weekly rate is too low and it's unfair to expect people to be able to live on that amount. I'm concerned that employees who do not get company sick pay are going into debt.

Many employees don't take time off sick unless it is absolutely necessary. Some people who are genuinely sick (and cannot take company sick pay) are being forced to live on less than the minimum wage.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Kevin Bonavia
1Kevin Bonavia MP
Stevenage
11
Andrew Griffith
2Andrew Griffith MP
Arundel and South Downs
1
Mohammad Yasin
3Mohammad Yasin MP
Bedford
1
Naz Shah
4Naz Shah MP
Bradford West
1
Alex Burghart
5Alex Burghart MP
Brentwood and Ongar
1
Sir Ashley Fox
6Sir Ashley Fox MP
Bridgwater
1
Pam Cox
7Pam Cox MP
Colchester
1
Paul Davies
8Paul Davies MP
Colne Valley
1
Sarah Jones
9Sarah Jones MP
Croydon West
1
Stuart Andrew
10Stuart Andrew MP
Daventry
1