Raise the rate of Statutory Sick Pay

Statutory Sick Pay, at just £116.75 per week or £3 an hour, is too low to be safe.

No one wants to take time off work sick, but sick pay is supposed to be a lifeline when we desperately need it. The last thing people with illnesses like cancer, chronic fatigue or a mental health problem need is to be forced into work - or else risk falling behind on bills.

One day, each of us, our family or friends could become seriously ill and need time off work. Or we could catch a contagious disease like the flu, and have to go into work and risk contaminating our colleagues. The dangerously low rate of Sick Pay is a cliff edge none of us should be forced to face.

To make things worse, the Government's current plans will reduce sick pay for up to 1.3 million people. You can see more about this in The Lead's story and newsletter exploring the issue.

We have an urgent opportunity to change this through the Employment Rights Bill. Please sign the petition and show your support for #SafeSickPay and put pressure on Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions), Alison McGovern MP, to take action.

The Lead and the Safer Sick Pay campaign are joining forces urging the government the make the change needed to support some of society's most vulnerable workers. Sign below!

156 people have signed this petition so far. Add your voice to theirs below.

Petition signed by those who have publicly backed the campaign

Alice Heath
Martin Archer
Steve Hudsmith
Denny Brinkworth
Jilly Drywood
Kit Green
Ann Doherty
Randy Banks
Chris Hancock
Bridget Craig
Robin Hillier
Teresa Warr
Carol Fox
Amy Oliver
Tracy Pereira
Julia Mountain
Diana James
Milo Theobald
Richard Jones
Rick Evans
Helen Ferguson
John Tunnicliffe
Claire West
Paul Busby
GW
John Wadman
Kelly Roberts
Natasha Mickleburgh
Isaac Caffrey
Ruth Hass Eckersley
Robert Morrow
Robert Robinson
Selena Mara
Dave Shaw
Gillian Lambe
Marie Davies
Brigitte Flock
Carol Law
William Scarff
Eunice Wormald
Peter O'Loughlin
David Simpson
Kerry Edwards
Maggie Holdsworth
Laurence Brown
Paul Barker
Joe Beale
Michael Harris
Mike Phillips
Daniel Thompson
Ruth Moore
Catherine Gilsenan
Alex Chedzoy
Robert Skedgell
Chris Wheeldon
Penny Hayhoe
Steven Pemberton
Bernadette Morgan
Tony Martin
 Wendy Bond
Alexander Lowe
John Rogers
Glenys Sanders
F Smith
Julian Cheyne
Trish McDonald
June Hoy
Nigel Harris
M McC
Alison Bean
Ross Fletcher
David Townsend
Natalie Morris
Karen Purcell
Chris Bernthal
Florence Little
Christina Dawson
Hayley Thomas
James Coghill
Tracey Roderick
Garry Durston
Jon Mole
Amanda Smith
Rowan McLaughlin
Angela Jones
John Costello
Robert Orange
Deborah Fyrth
Elaine Watts
Margaret Fox Knight
Vincent Borromeo
Eunice Wormald
Catherine Rennie-Nash
Angela Burrow
Anne Booth
Margaret Fox Knight
Peter Gee
Mark Brady
Gordon Waring
John Giddins
Richard Jones
Ruth Moore
Martin Weller
Mark Sykes
Gordon Housley
Philip Inglesant
Max Allen
Mike Morris
Doreen Peters