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Details of your company sick pay entitlement should be included in your written statement of employment particulars, which you should be given within two months of starting work. If your company doesn't offer a scheme, the written statement should say so.
A typical sick pay scheme usually starts after a minimum period of service, for example, a three month probationary period. You would then receive your normal pay during any period that you are off work due to illness, up to a set number of weeks. After this, you're likely to receive half-pay for a further period before any sick leave you take becomes unpaid. Your employer may set out how you should tell them that you are sick, ringing in before a certain time of the day, for example.
Usually you will be able to self-certify for a week of illness; beyond that a fit note doctor's note is normally required. Your employer can choose to make an exception and pay you sick pay even if you don't qualify under the company rules. Also, some sick pay schemes say that payments are 'at the employer's discretion', which means your employer can refuse payment if they think the absence is unjustified.
However, in doing so they must make sure that their decision is free from discrimination that is, they're not favouring one category of employee over another when they're required not to. If your employer has chosen to pay discretionary sick pay in the past this does not automatically mean they have to in the future. However, it is sometimes possible for a discretionary arrangement to become a part of your contract through 'custom and practice'.
You get SSP for the days you would normally have worked. It's not paid for the first three days you're off, unless you've been paid SSP within the last eight weeks and are eligible for it again. The amount of sick pay you get isn't usually affected by the cause of your sickness.
Your employer may have a special scheme in place for workplace injuries - check with them for details. If your employer is responsible for your incapacity you have a legal right to make a personal injury claim. Please use the form below to request a callback form a member of our team. SSP is paid when the employee is sick for at least 4 days in a row including non-working days.
If an employee works a shift that ends the day after it started and becomes sick during the shift or after it has finished, the second day will count as a sick day. SSP stops when the employee comes back to work or no longer qualifies. Employees who have been paid less than 8 weeks of earnings still qualify for SSP. Use the SSP calculator to check eligibility. To be linked, the periods must:. Your employee is no longer eligible for SSP if they have a continuous series of linked periods that lasts more than 3 years.
You must send an employee form SSP1 :. If your employee thinks this is unfair, they can appeal to HMRC — the form tells them how to do this. After 7 days off sick you can ask the employee for a fit note from their doctor. This used to be called a sick note. If your employee is off sick frequently or for a long time, HMRC has information about getting medical advice. Tell your employee to contact the Statutory Payment Disputes Team. If their sickness continues and you terminate their contract, give them a completed SSP1 form so they can claim Employment Support Allowance instead.
Our website uses essential cookies that are fundamental for the website to function. We also utilise non-essential cookies to enhance our digital services such as collecting anonymous information on how you use our website. If you run your own company sick pay scheme and workers are entitled to sick pay that is equal to or more than SSP you can opt out of the SSP scheme.
However, you should keep basic sick records. You also need to outline how employers should tell you they are sick. For example, do they need to call before a certain time in the morning? Wholly committing to company sick pay which is very generous to employees can work out very expensive.
This gives you the freedom to be flexible. However, whether your OSP is discretionary or not, you must treat all employees the same way, acting consistently and fairly. Discriminating against someone could leave you open to legal action. Though you no longer need to keep a record of SSP paid, you should still keep records of all employee sickness which lasts more than 4 days in a row in case of any dispute. CIPD absence management report Ask for a quote Existing customers Advisers.
Sick pay: a simple guide. Types of sick pay Setting out your sick pay policy Keeping sickness records. At some point, all businesses will be affected by employee sickness.
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