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We build national campaigns for a more progressive society. #SafeSickPay - we need to raise the rate of Statutory Sick Pay so everyone can afford to get well soon.

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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We are very excited to announce that Jack Madden will be joining us as our new Safe Sick Pay Campaign Director🥳 Jack brings a wealth of experience as Head of Campaigns-Organising at Shelter and winning legislative change for renters. We can't wait for him to join the team.
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Here's what one of the UK's foremost health experts, Carol Black, has to say about #sickpay: "Statutory sick pay is... too often, used by employers as a way to ‘manage’ employees out of the workplace and into the benefits system." What do you think?
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
We are recruiting a Safe Sick Pay Campaign Director! 🥳 As we capitalise on our 4 legislative policy gains and prepare for the next phase: to increase the rate of Statutory Sick Pay. If you know anyone that would be good please share. www.centreforprogressivechange.org/sspcampaignd...
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Brilliant to be joined by @lucympowell.bsky.social Baroness O'Grady, Ros Wynne Jones and many others in Parliament this week as we celebrated #SafeSickPay! The Employment Rights Act now gives 10 million workers access to Statutory Sick Pay from day one of illness 🎉
Lucy Powell MP, Deputy Leader of the Labour party, speaks at a celebration of new sick pay rules at a Safe Sick Pay event in the House of Lords
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
It is with great pleasure that we welcome Tom Darling today as our new Safe Sick Pay Campaign Director🥳 Tom brings a wealth of experience from his work on the Renters' Reform Coalition. He will be leading the campaign to see that all get the sick pay they need.
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Great contribution to the debate and evidence-base on the future of workplace health from @thefabians.bsky.social @sasjkia.bsky.social Key recommendation on Statutory Sick Pay: - add an immediate raise to the rate - review and pathway towards a higher rate in line with wages
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
We are recruiting for a Safe Sick Pay Campaign Director and an Operations Director🥳Exciting time to be joining the team as we work to scale-up. If you or someone you know would be suitable please get in touch. Please share🙏 Full-time roles at £60-£67k centreforprogressivechange.org/careers
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We build national organising campaigns for a more progressive society. We do this by driving our own campaigns, carrying out research on what works and offering training and consultancy.
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Well done Belgium - something the UK could aspire to!
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Brilliant to have @alexsobel.co.uk as a public supporter of the #SafeSickPay campaign. At £3 an hour, Statutory Sick Pay is so low that many are forced to return to work whilst ill or injured - jeopardising both their physical and mental health. It's time this changed.
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Some significant news from the ONS on sick day data this morning. There has been a large fall in total sick days taken by workers, but there is more to the story... a 🧵
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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
📢 Today, we release new research with @mssocietyuk.bsky.social‬ ‬‬‬on the experiences of 1,125 people with multiple sclerosis. It explores the barriers & enablers to accessing & staying in work with 96% of respondents stating MS impacted their ability to work. (1/10) lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat...
Front cover of No Compromises: Supporting people with MS to thrive in and out of work. Partners: Work Foundation and MS Society. Authors: Aman Navani, Asli Atay and Jon Fitzmaurice. Date: May 2025.
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Update - we've heard the sick pay amendment is due to be debated now next week - so watch this space! #SafeSickPay
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Baroness Ruth Lister has put down an important amendment to the employment bill that will be heard in Parliament this Tuesday. It seeks to strengthen measures on statutory sick pay (SSP) to better protect vulnerable workers [1/3] 👇
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Brilliant to have @fabianhamilton.bsky.social MP as a supporter of the #SafeSickPay campaign! Too many employees in Leeds are unable to pay the bills and support their families when the are sick - it is time this changed.
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
At just £3/hr, Statutory Sick Pay forces people to push on at work when ill or struggle to pay the bills, causing extra stress & anxiety at an already difficult time. Thank you @daviesofbrixton.bsky.social & @mindcharity.bsky.social for highlighting the mental health impact of low SSP on workers ⬇️
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Thank you Baroness @carmensmith.bsky.social for highlighting the need to address gaps in sick pay alongside improving gender equality. SSP at £3 an hour forces low paid workers - disproportionately women - to work during illness. Raising the rate of sick pay is crucial for building gender parity.
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Baroness Lister just highlighted to @houseoflords.parliament.uk that the Government's #SickPay plans will have unintended consequences for low paid workers. Unless wording on removal of the Lower Earnings Limit is changed, some workers - especially women and disabled people - will be worse off.
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
"Statutory sick pay is the lowest in Europe & the lowest paid have been excluded, meaning they cannot afford to stay home when sick. As we saw during COVID, that endangers public health." Great to hear Baroness O'Grady highlight in @houseoflords.parliament.uk today the need for higher #SickPay!
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
"Imagine going through the hardest health condition [...] and coming out of that with your financial situation in ruins." Amanda Walters from #SafeSickPay to @bbclondonnews.bsky.social on why more needs to be done to raise the rate of #sickpay 🔊 Have a listen. #ukpolitics #campaigns
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Great to hear confirmation that following the #SafeSickPay campaign's calls the replacement rate for those earning Statutory Sick Pay for the first time will be 80% of their earnings 🔽
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Helen Gravestock @helengravestock.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
When a young person is diagnosed with cancer they often have to stop work immediately for treatment - it is so important they get the sick pay they need Great to support Farid to hand in a petition to 10 Downing alongside @progressivechange.bsky.social making the case for better sick pay 👇🏽
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emmahemelik.bsky.social @emmahemelik.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
At @mindcharity.bsky.social we’re joining @progressivechange.bsky.social to call on the Prime Minister to reform sick pay so that it provides a real safety net for workers and doesn’t force people into poverty when they are unwell
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Young Lives vs Cancer @younglivesvscancer.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Young people with cancer often have to take time off work and if they do, they should get enough sick pay to cover their costs. Today, Farid handed a petition into 10 Downing Street with @progressivechange.bsky.social calling for reform to Statutory Sick Pay, like an increase in the amount paid.
Farid stands outside the iconic black door of 10 Downing Street. He is wearing smart clothes and holding a sign that says 'Safe Sick Pay'A group of 16 people stand outside the gates of 10 Downing Street. In the middle is a big greetings card that says 'Get Well Soon'. Some people are wearing t-shirts with charity logos, including Young Lives vs Cancer. Everyone is looking at the camera.Farid stands outside the door of 10 Downing Street with a group of 5 other people. The photo is taken from a low angle so all are looking down towards the camera. A women in the centre is holding a sign that says 'Safe Sick Pay'
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Workers can’t get well soon without #SafeSickPay. Today our coalition gave the ‘Get workers well soon’ card & petition signed by thousands to Number 10 Downing Street & DWP HQ. To strengthen Statutory Sick Pay the Government must raise the rate & stop plans to reduce sick pay for 300,000 workers.
Campaigners stand outside gates to Number 10 Downing Street with the Giant get well soon card, and signs from MS Society, Leukeamia Care and Organise. Credit: Sylvie Pope Photography, Safe Sick Pay campaignCampaigners stand outside entrance to Department for Work & Pensions with the Giant get well soon card, and signs from MS Society, Leukeamia Care and Organise. Credit: Sylvie Pope Photography, Safe Sick Pay campaignCampaigners stand outside in Parliament Square, with Big Ben in the background and the Giant get well soon card in front. Campaigners hold signs from MS Society, Leukeamia Care and Organise. Credit: Sylvie Pope Photography, Safe Sick Pay campaignTwo women walk through Parliament square holding the Safe Sick Pay placard. Credit: Sylvie Pope Photography, Safe Sick Pay campaign
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Extensive media coverage today on the need for Statutory Sick Pay to rise. With MPs debating sick pay tomorrow, it’s clear that more needs to be done to protect millions of workers from being forced into work before they have recovered from illness ⬇️ www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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8.3 million UK workers to have ‘unliveable’ sick pay despite changes, say campaigners
Exclusive: Millions of workers in the UK get just a third of minimum wage if they fall sick, putting financial strain on those with cancer struggling to pay bills
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Changes to #SickPay are coming! Whilst some are set to be positive, one third of a million people are still at risk of having their Statutory Sick Pay reduced. Find out more ⬇️
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Was great to drop off our 'get workers well soon' card to @louisehaighmp.bsky.social last week. Thanks to the constituents who signed, with @sheffieldadvice.bsky.social and @tuc.org.uk Sheffield 🙏 Louise, please will you support raising the rate of Statutory Sick Pay in ERB Report Stage next week?
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
🚨 One third of a million employees - earning between £123 - £146 per week - are now at risk of having their sick pay reduced. Hear Amanda Walters, Director of the #SafeSickPay campaign, discuss on LBC radio why the Government must urgently change its wording in the Employment Rights Bill.👂⬇️
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Great to have @kittysull1.bsky.social MP as a supporter of the #SafeSickPay campaign 🥳 Over one in four in Scotland only get £116 a week when they are off sick, which is not enough for people to pay the bills. We look forward to working with the Government to change this.
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Brilliant to have @elainestewartmp.bsky.social as a supporter of the #SafeSickPay campaign. Too many low-income workers in Scotland, especially women, have to try and get by on £116 a week of Statutory Sick Pay when they are ill. It is time this changed.
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Grateful to @adamjogee.bsky.social MP's team for their kind welcome earlier when we dropped off our 'Get well soon' #SafeSickPay card 🙏 No one can recover quickly from illness on the current rate of £3/hour. We hope Adam will join constituents in calling for a rise in Statutory Sick Pay.
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Warinder Juss MP @warinderjussmp.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
I'm proud to support the #SafeSickPay campaign. Thank you to @progressivechange.bsky.social for running an event in Parliament, and to my constituents that have written to me about this issue. Find out more➡️ buff.ly/43i5olN
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The Lead @theleaduk.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
The Lead and @progressivechange.bsky.social joined forces earlier this month to urge the government the make the change needed to support some of society's most vulnerable workers. We need urgent action to ensure there's fair sick pay for all. Make the government think again!
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Great to see you in Parliament yesterday @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social! Thank you for sharing your support for the campaign to raise Statutory Sick Pay, alongside workers, businesses and organisations across the UK. #SafeSickPay
John McDonnell MP holds a placard that says 'Safe Sick Pay' in a committee room in the Houses of Parliament.
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
At just £3 an hour, Statutory Sick Pay is too low to be safe. Workers with illness and injuries cannot afford to take the time off they need to rest and recover. Thank you @neilduncanjordan.bsky.social MP for signing our #SafeSickPay card and supporting the campaign to raise Statutory Sick Pay!
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Thank you for joining our drop-in yesterday @jacobcolliermp.bsky.social and for sharing your support for the campaign to raise Statutory Sick Pay! We're delighted to be working with you to ensure all workers in Burton and Uttoxeter and beyond have access to decent sick pay 👏
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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Our Director @benrharrison.bsky.social was delighted to join a meeting organised by @progressivechange.bsky.social yesterday with @darrenpjones.bsky.social MP (Chief Secretary to HM Treasury) to discuss the benefits of raising the level of Statutory Sick Pay from £116.75 per week.
Photograph of Darren Jones MP with representatives from Centre for Progressive Change, Unison, Citizens Advice, Resolution Foundation and WPI Economics.
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Thank you @steveyemm-mp.bsky.social MP for engaging in the #SafeSickPay drop-in this morning, alongside workers and organisations calling for a rise in Statutory Sick Pay 🙌 It’s great to be working with you to make sure every worker in Mansfield and beyond has access to decent sick pay.
Stephen Yemm MP asks a question during a parliamentary drop-in session on sick pay.
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Warinder Juss MP @warinderjussmp.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
It was my pleasure!
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Thank you for joining our drop-in and sharing your support for the campaign to raise Statutory Sick Pay @frankmcnallymp.bsky.social! It’s fantastic to be working with you to ensure all workers have access to decent sick pay 👏
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Thank you for signing our #SafeSickPay card @warinderjussmp.bsky.social 🙌 It was great to see you at today’s Parliamentary drop-in and see your support for the campaign to raise Statutory Sick Pay.
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Thank you @annadixonmp.bsky.social for joining the #SafeSickPay drop-in this morning, alongside workers and organisations calling for a rise in Statutory Sick Pay 🙌 We look forward to working with you to make sure every worker in Shipley and beyond has access to decent sick pay.
Anna Dixon MP stands smiling behind giant get well soon - sick pay campaign card.
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Lauren @younglivesvscancer.bsky.social makes the powerful case for #SafeSickPay in today’s Parliamentaty drop-in. 📣 By raising Statutory Sick Pay we can help young people, and anyone with cancer, avoid pushing on at work - instead having the time they need to get through their treatment.
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Great to be in Parliament today for a drop-in session!🙌 Thanks to: 🤝 Baronesses Lister & Ritchie for sponsoring 🎉 Lots of supportive MPs 📣 Amy @mssocietyuk.bsky.social and Lauren @younglivesvscancer.bsky.social for their powerful stories And all of our partners calling together for #SafeSickPay.
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Powerful words from Amy @mssocietyuk.bsky.social at this morning’s Parliamentary drop-in ⬇️ Amy’s heartbreaking story shows why it is so urgent that the UK Government raises the rate of #StatutorySickPay. No one should be forced into work because sick pay is so low. We need #SafeSickPay now
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Great to be in Parliament today for a drop-in session!🙌 Thanks to: 🤝 Baronesses Lister & Ritchie for sponsoring 🎉 Lots of supportive MPs 📣 Amy @mssocietyuk.bsky.social and Lauren @younglivesvscancer.bsky.social for their powerful stories And all of our partners calling together for #SafeSickPay.
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General Federation of Trade Unions @gftu.org.uk · 11/02/2025
Our GS, @gawainlittle.bsky.social , joined the @progressivechange.bsky.social and other #SafeSickPay partners at today’s parliamentary drop in. ✍️ Write to your MP to back the campaign: bit.ly/RaiseSickPay #GFTU #EmploymentRightsBill
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Thank you @richardburgon.bsky.social MP for meeting with us today and becoming a public supporter of the #SafeSickPay campaign! Great to be working with you to ensure all workers in Leeds East and beyond with an illness or injury receive the #sickpay they need to rest and recover.
Two men, including Richard Burgon MP and a campaigner from the Centre for Progressive Change, smile and hold up a 'get well soon' card with messages from constituents in Leeds East.
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The Centre for Progressive Change @progressivechange.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Brilliant to meet with @afzalkhanmcr.bsky.social MP today and to hear of his support for the #SafeSickPay campaign. Thank you Afzal - we're looking forward to working with you to ensure all employees have the #sickpay they need.
Afzal Khan MP holds the 'Safe Sick Pay' campaign sign in his office.
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Julia G @julialynne.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
£3/hour isn’t enough to cover pretty much any expenses a sick worker will have. Support @progressivechange.bsky.social and write your MP. Tagging in mine to encourage her support: @rosiewrightingmp.bsky.social
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