sick pay

But, last week, Dan York-Smith, a senior civil servant in the Treasury, said a number of economic measures were brought in to support workers, including extensions to statutory sick pay and the furlough scheme.

"A few weeks ago, Reform MPs voted against banning exploitative zero-hours contracts. They voted against day-one access to sick pay. They are not on the side of working people," a spokesman said.

These include sick pay, protection from unfair dismissal and parental leave, as well as the right to request flexible working.

The bill aims to strengthen workers' rights in areas including unfair dismissals, flexible working and sick pay.

More than one million low-paid workers in the UK are to be entitled to 80% of their weekly salary as sick pay from the first day of illness, under government plans.