• Low sick pay is leaving school meals staff unable to self-isolate

    Low sick pay is leaving school meals staff unable to self-isolate
    Twenty of the biggest school catering companies are not giving full sick pay to staff, meaning that some of the lowest-paid staff in schools cannot afford to self-isolate because they’re being forced to rely on statutory sick pay (SSP).
    Statutory sick pay is just £96.35 a week, whereas full sick pay would mean that employers continue to pay someone their full wage when they are off sick.
    As schools reopen this January and the country tries to protect itself against further spread of

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