Experts are warning that more than one million workers in the UK are unable to claim an extra £117 a week in financial support due to low wages amid the ongoing cost of living crisis. Research carried out by The Work Foundation is sounding the alarm found that many Britons are being forced to work despite being ill due to failing to meet Statutory Sick Pay’s (SSP) earnings threshold. The leading think tank claims that nearly two thirds of the 1.15 million UK workers who currently unable to meet this £123 per week threshold are women. One-third of workers dealing with this issue are disabled pe…
