PETITIONClosedPetition · petition.parliament.uk
Government to pay Statutory Sick Pay for Small Businesses
We want the Government to cover Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) for small businesses.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
Signatures
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 29/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 29/100,000
Background
As a small business with a few employees - If someone goes off sick long term we are forced to pay them SSP. When this happens I have to take a cut in my own wages (as the business owner) to pay this SSP.
My business only just breaks even as it is, and I don't earn any more than the staff I employ.