Employment Rights Bill – in the House of Commons at 7:36 pm on 11 March 2025.
Amendments made: 83, page 30, line 34, leave out “£116.75” and insert “£118.75”.
Clause 11 in its current form amends section 153(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 so that the weekly rate of statutory sick pay in Northern Ireland would be the lower of £116.75 and a percentage of an employee’s normal earnings to be set out in regulations. This amendment, together with the Minister’s other amendments to clause 11, would mean that the weekly rate of statutory sick pay in Northern Ireland would be the lower of £118.75 and 80% of an employee’s weekly earnings. The change from £116.75 to £118.75 is to account for annual uprating that is expected to come into effect on
Amendment 84, page 30, line 35, leave out “the prescribed percentage” and insert “80%”.
See the explanatory statement for Amendment 83.
Amendment 85, page 30, line 37, leave out paragraph (b). —(Justin Madders.)
See the explanatory statement for Amendment 83.
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