This includes workers having their sick pay entitlement significantly cut from the first absence - despite pay remaining in place for senior management. The brutal cuts were first revealed by Mirror Money last year after our investigation found 21,000 people would lose all or some of their sick pay allowance. In documents sent to staff, we exposed the chain's plans to withdraw sick pay for all workers after their second absence. Another colleague said: "You feel so worthless as an employee at Wilko, this sick pay insult is the final straw. "Going forwards second sickness absences in a year will be covered by statutory sick pay.

Source: Daily Mirror March 18, 2021 11:42 UTC