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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Zoe Wood

John Lewis will pay full sick pay regardless of Covid vaccination status

A John Lewis staff member cleaning light fittings at their White City store ahead of reopening in April 2021.
A John Lewis staff member cleaning light fittings at their White City store ahead of reopening in April 2021. Photograph: Paul Grover/PA

John Lewis has told staff they will get full sick pay regardless of their Covid vaccination status, saying that it doesn’t “believe it’s right” to treat jabbed and unjabbed workers differently.

The retailer’s high-street rivals including Next, Ikea and Ocado are among the companies that have introduced sickness policies that differentiate between vaccinated and unvaccinated employees who have to self-isolate.

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