Johnson’s Germany comparison highlights UK’s low sick pay

Proportion of UK worker's salary covered is typically less than quarter of Germany's 100% in first six weeks

Asked this week about whether his move to drop Covid isolation requirements would drive infectious workers into the office, Boris Johnson said UK workers should learn from their German counterparts and stay home when unwell.

The prime minister did not mention the stark differences in the support available for British workers compared with Germany and the rest of the world, and whether this could explain their reluctance to take a sick day.