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star this property answer date less than 2014-03-17more like thismore than 2014-03-17
star this property date less than 2014-03-13more like thismore than 2014-03-13
star this property date tabled less than 2014-03-13more like thismore than 2014-03-13
star this property ddp created less than 2014-03-13T20:50:16.390Zmore like thismore than 2014-03-13T20:50:16.390Z
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property question status Tabled more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
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star this property identifier 192157 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property parliament number 55 more like this
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less than 2014-03-20T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-03-20T12:00:00.00Z
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect on the ability of older and disabled workers to find work as a result of the abolition of the Percentage Threshold Scheme for recovering statutory sick pay. more like this
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2013/14 more like this
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star this property tabling member constituency Chesterfield more like this
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Toby Perkins more like this
star this property title House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 192157 more like this
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star this property uin 192157 more like this
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unstar this property answer text <p>The Statutory Sick Pay Percentage Threshold Scheme is not linked to finding work, rather it compensates employers with high levels of sickness absence. An independent review of sickness absence[1] found that this scheme does nothing to tackle the causes of absence. As a result, the Government accepted a recommendation in the review to abolish the Percentage Threshold Scheme. The Government also accepted a recommendation to establish a Service (now known as the Health and Work Service) to offer specialist occupational health assessment and advice to employers, employees and GPs. The Service is designed to reduce the costs of sickness absence for employers by addressing the issues preventing a return to work, and supporting employees back to work as quickly as appropriate. </p><p> </p><p>We consider that the creation of the Health and Work Service, funded by the abolition of the Percentage Threshold Scheme, will enable sickness absence to be better managed and improve the employment prospects of all employees, including older and disabled workers.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>[1] Black, C. and Frost, D (2011) Health at work - and independent review of sickness absen</p><br /> <p />
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less than 2014-03-20T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-03-20T12:00:00.00Z
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star this property label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins more like this