Motion text
That this House notes the Public and Commercial Services Union national campaign ‘Dying for sick pay’ which marks the 30th anniversary of International Justice Day for Cleaners and Security and calls on Government to extend full occupational sick pay from day one for all outsourced workers on civil service contracts; is aware that outsourced civil service contracts are awarded with a requirement to only pay staff Statutory Sick Pay from the fourth day of sickness leading to an average 70% reduction in staffs normal pay; is concerned that this policy negatively impacts on the lowest paid working in the civil service, predominantly female BAME facilities management workforce; further notes that members of PCS including cleaners, security guards, porters and facilities management staff all of whom contribute greatly to the day to day functionality of government departments; applauds their dedication during the pandemic and notes the great risk to these workers and their families in their roles as key workers providing the first line of defence against Coronavirus; is concerned that the government intends to return to the unequal and inadequate system of SSP post lockdown despite most civil service departments adopting a policy of paying outsourced staff in fully for Covid-19 related absences; believes that all civil service employees including those directly employed by government and those on outsourced contracts deserve access to full sick pay from day one; and calls on the Government support this campaign and end inequality in sick pay.
Signatures (32)
The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on
11 June 2020
Ali, Tahir
Labour
Signed on
15 June 2020
Stone, Jamie
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
15 June 2020
MacAskill, Kenny
Scottish National Party
Signed on
15 June 2020
Lavery, Ian
Labour
Signed on
15 June 2020
Edwards, Jonathan
Independent
Signed on
15 June 2020
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Begum, Apsana
Labour
Signed on
15 June 2020
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on
15 June 2020
Webbe, Claudia
Labour
Signed on
15 June 2020
Whitley, Mick
Labour
Signed on
15 June 2020
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
16 June 2020
Mearns, Ian
Labour
Signed on
16 June 2020
Yasin, Mohammad
Labour
Signed on
16 June 2020
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
16 June 2020
Osborne, Kate
Labour
Signed on
16 June 2020
Barker, Paula
Labour
Signed on
17 June 2020
Grant, Peter
Scottish National Party
Signed on
18 June 2020
Fellows, Marion
Scottish National Party
Signed on
18 June 2020
Trickett, Jon
Labour
Signed on
22 June 2020
Ribeiro-Addy, Bell
Labour
Signed on
22 June 2020
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on
22 June 2020
Lewis, Clive
Labour
Signed on
23 June 2020
Lloyd, Tony
Labour
Signed on
23 June 2020
Byrne, Ian
Labour
Signed on
24 June 2020
McDonald, Stewart Malcolm
Scottish National Party
Signed on
29 June 2020
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
1 July 2020
Cryer, John
Labour
Signed on
8 July 2020
Harman, Ms Harriet
Labour
Signed on
9 July 2020
Oswald, Kirsten
Scottish National Party
Signed on
16 July 2020
Black, Mhairi
Scottish National Party
Signed on
1 September 2020
Hill, Mike
Labour
Signed on
1 September 2020
Russell-Moyle, Lloyd
Labour
Signed on
15 September 2020
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.