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More than a million low-paid workers will be entitled to higher statutory sick pay rates in changes expected to be introduced next year.
The 2025-26 rates for statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and sick pay have been published by the Government.
More than a fifth of people who had to take leave due to an injury last year were not paid while they recovered, according to MetLife UK.
Half of retail employees in the UK are at risk of leaving their jobs this winter, according to research from the Retail Trust and consulting firm AlixPartners.
The 2023/24 rates for statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and sick pay have been set by the Department for Work and Pensions.
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