A question on #StatutorySickPay tabled by John Whitby on 15-07-2025 has been answered by Alison McGovern.

Heading: Statutory Sick Pay
Question ID: 1823678
UIN: 68300
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-07-15
Asking Member ID: 5342
Asking Member display name: John Whitby
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Asking Member Twitter reference: John Whitby
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to improve employer compliance with statutory sick pay obligations.
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Date answered: 2025-07-17
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4083
Answering Member display name: Alison McGovern
Answering Member handle: Alison_McGovern
Answering Member Twitter reference: @Alison_McGovern
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Answer text: The Government believes that enforcement of Statutory Sick Pay is vital in ensuring that employees receive the correct amount of Statutory Sick Pay they are due. Guidance to both employers and employees is provided on Gov.uk. HMRC also operates a dispute ...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
Tweeted: true