AFTER SEVEN DAYS
SOCIAL SECURITY NO “SHORT SICKNESS” PAY Winter colds and severe attacks of influenza that have caused several day's’ loss to many breadwinners have raised the question of whether or net social security benefits mhke provision for short terms o’f sickness. Inquiries made by the Wellington Post reveal that such provision, although undoubtedly it would be of -great value to .the family man on low wages, was not made under the Act because of the cost’involved. When the Social Security Act was being framed, it was considered that payment of sickness benefits for short terms of -sickness would cost a great deal because short sicknesses are much more common, (than more prolonged illnesses, and a "stand-down” period of seven days was decided upon. This mean's that -a worker -who 'becomes sick has to /wait seven days before any sickness benefit -is payable, -and payments are -then made from the eighth day, leaving -a perio-d 'cf seven days without income. Provision is made in the Act, however, that some payment may be made during the “stand-down” period in cases of hardship.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20003, 31 July 1939, Page 7
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