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Hospital refuses to pay workers sick pay
Note: on 22.10.2020 BRHUT revised their answer (see comments section below). We are unsure if this was due to pressure from Safe and Equal supporters or if the original email contained an error. In any case, we continue to encourage supporters to make FOI requests of their local NHS Trusts to ensure they are complying … Continue reading Hospital refuses to pay workers sick pay
Millions miss out on new isolation payment
On 20th September the government announced a new scheme aimed to support low paid workers to self-isolate. The scheme itself is wholly inadequate but it is the third and most high profile admission by government that low wage, insecure work and the miserly Statutory Sick Pay scheme are major obstacles to controlling the spread of … Continue reading Millions miss out on new isolation payment
London Underground sick pay scandal
Reprinted courtesy of the Tubeworker blog At the beginning of the pandemic, RMT won an agreement from TfL and cleaning contractor ABM that any cleaner who needed to self-isolate, or take time off sick due to Covid, would be paid in full. Normally cleaners only receive Statutory Sick Pay of £95.85 per week, well below … Continue reading London Underground sick pay scandal
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