Small business employers don't have a choice over whether they pay statutory sick pay. As long as an employee is eligible they are legally entitled to receive SSP. more»

According to new research, this year employers have observed a "shocking" increase of staff working while ill, or "presenteeism". more»

Each year, the Department for Work and Pensions carries out a review of the current statutory pay rates and makes proposals for the following financial year. more»

Over 95, 000 premature or poorly children are born each year in the UK, making it highly likely that all workplaces will employ a parent who is undergoing this situation. more»

Britain's micro business owners have identified statutory sick pay as the workplace benefit they would most value, according to new survey findings released ahead of a government-commissioned review into modern self-employment. more»

UK employees are three times more likely to turn up to work ill than call in sick, according to a new study, with so-called presenteeism? a growing danger for small employers. more»

British workers have recorded the lowest number of sick days since records began, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). more»

Half of business leaders already believe the use of such casually contracted workers exposes them to compliance risks. A quarter couldn't even say how many contract workers they employed. more»

Young apprentices, aged between 16 and 18, are 73 per cent more likely to be involved in an accident at work than their older colleagues. more»

As many as 1.3m small business owners said theyd suffered health issues due to pressures related to running their venture, with 660, 000 of those revealing that business had negatively impacted their mental health. more»