No 10 tells holidaymakers to claim universal credit for Covid-19 quarantine

Unions urge government to ensure statutory sick pay for those forced to self-isolate after travelling in Spain

Downing Street has rejected the idea of offering people forced to quarantine on their return from Spain the chance of sick pay, saying those whose employers will not pay them in their absence should claim universal credit or seek arbitration.

Unions and others have urged ministers to ensure staff forced to quarantine who will not be paid are given statutory sick pay, and that this should be increased.

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