New rights for UK workers are unlikely to put enough money in the pockets of those who need it

By Matt Padley, Professor and Co-Director, Centre for Research in Social Policy, Loughborough University

Sarah was in a comfortable job, working for an archaeology business before being diagnosed with cancer. Much of her 20-year career had left her with reliable employment rights in the civil service.

But having made a career change and moved to a small business, she was now reliant on statutory sick pay, just over £100 a week at the time. To avoid a catastrophic loss of income, she had to work from her hospital bed in between sessions of chemotherapy, before being forced to return to work just weeks after a bone marrow…

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