he TUC has taken the opportunity of the start of its first virtual congress to highlight one of the major holes in the effort to fight coronavirus.
More than 4 in 10 workers, according to a survey it commissioned from BritainThinks, would face severe financial hardship if forced to self-isolate for two weeks on Britain’s dismal statutory sick pay.
This shouldn’t come as a surprise. Ninety six quid a week isn’t enough to live on.
