Marion Fellows MP for Motherwell & Wishaw
An important announcement from supermarkets on coronavirus and panic buying. Please be considerate when you shop. Everyone, Especially vulnerable people like our elderly, needs access to essential day to day items. We must act in a way that serves the collective good of our communities.
With Coronavirus cases in the UK rising, workers are understandably worried about being able to take time off work. In the UK, only those who are eligible for statutory sick pay will receive it and they will receive a meagre £94.25 per week. Self-employed workers and those on zero hour contracts are being left to […]
Following Boris Johnson’s announcement on statutory sick pay at Prime Minister’s questions, SNP MP Marion Fellows has urged the UK government to go further and extend the policy. Today Boris Johnson announced that workers who are forced to take sick leave will get statutory sick pay from the first day of their absence, instead of […]
I am glad that statutory sick pay will be available from day one – not day four – so people do not present at work and risk spreading coronavirus. I hope this policy will remain permanent so that workers with all illnesses are able to take the time off they need to recover. This will […]
The first case of covid-19 has been confirmed in Scotland. There are some useful steps that you, your family and colleagues can take to minimise the risk to you and those around you. If you are showing symptoms and have visited a hotspot area, STAY AT HOME and call your GP or 111. CLICK HERE […]