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Calling in sick
Key points
- Statutory sick pay is the minimum amount payable to an employee when they are unable to work because of sickness.
- The conditions to qualify for statutory sick pay.
- Employers can opt out of paying statutory sick pay if they pay at least that rate under contractual arrangements.
- Self-certification and medical certificates.
- Employers with less than 250 employees may be able to reclaim up to two weeks’ SSP for employees who were sick with Covid-19.
- Common statutory sick pay mistakes.
Statutory sick pay (SSP) was introduced in 1983 and was the first of the statutory payments to be paid through the payroll rather than directly by the state. If they qualify SSP is the minimum amount of money that an employee can legally expect from their employer when they are unable to work because of sickness. Employers are at liberty to provide sick pay at a rate more than SSP...
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