{"id":84208,"date":"2022-08-23T16:38:14","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T15:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukcontractormortgages.com\/?p=84208"},"modified":"2022-09-06T16:32:44","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T15:32:44","slug":"union-urges-contractors-to-follow-kier-lead-on-sick-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukcontractormortgages.com\/union-urges-contractors-to-follow-kier-lead-on-sick-pay\/","title":{"rendered":"Union urges contractors to follow Kier lead on sick pay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Campaigning by Unite has secured sick pay of up to \u00a3100-a-day for Kier workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Union bosses are now calling on other contractors to follow suit and boost their terms beyond the statutory rate which can be as little as \u00a316 per day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unite regional officer for the construction sector Malcolm Bonnett said: \u201cUnite has been campaigning hard to end the discrimination on sick pay for construction workers so we\u2019re delighted by this victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cStatutory sick pay in the UK is the lowest in Europe so it was vital we persuaded the employer, a wealthy business, that they had a duty to pay when workers are ill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Get in touch with\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ukcontractormortgages.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UK Contractor Mortgages<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0today to discuss your Buy to Let &amp; Residential Mortgage requirements.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFrom here, we build further. Unite is determined that other construction employers act to end sick pay discrimination, too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Kier spokesperson said: \u201cAt Kier, we recognise that our people are our greatest asset and our teams have been working hard to provide industry-leading policies and measures to support our people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Get in touch with us today to speak with the UK\u2019s&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ukcontractormortgages.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Best Contractor Mortgage Broker<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn the last 12 months, we have launched improved family-friendly policies, our new and enhanced standard for sick pay for all and we have become signatories of the Real Living Wage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAll of these actions reflect the plans we put in place as a result of our strategic review. They form part of our Performance Excellence culture and underline our focus and commitment on doing the right thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Get in touch with us today to speak with a specialist\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ukcontractormortgages.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contractor Mortgage Advisor<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By Grant Prior<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2022\/08\/22\/union-urges-contractors-to-follow-kier-lead-on-sick-pay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Construction Enquirer<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Campaigning by Unite has secured sick pay of up to \u00a3100-a-day for Kier workers. Union bosses are now calling on other contractors to follow suit and boost their terms beyond the statutory rate which can be as little as \u00a316 per day. Unite regional officer for the construction sector Malcolm Bonnett said: \u201cUnite has been [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":71701,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[2237],"tags":[2244,2242],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v20.8 (Yoast SEO v21.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Union urges contractors to follow Kier lead on sick pay<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Union bosses are now calling on other contractors to follow suit and boost their terms beyond the statutory rate\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link 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