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Contact your manager or HR department to check. You don't need to show symptoms to access sick pay, or visit a doctor: a doctor's certificate can be obtained by calling For self-isolation advice, including how long you should do it for, can be found on the NHS Coronavirus website. Statutory sick pay, or SSP, is the minimum you must legally be paid if you're off sick from work.
It is paid to employees of companies, who are off sick for at least four days in a row with the exception of coronavirus - see above.
Sick pay is usually paid on your normal monthly or weekly payday. As sick pay is likely to be far lower than your usual salary, you may want to consider an income protection insurance policy to cover your salary if you're unable to work because of illness or accident.
If you're an employee, you're usually entitled to statutory sick pay SSP in the following circumstances:. SSP is not means tested, so your savings and other income won't be taken into account when calculating the sick pay you'll receive.
Statutory sick pay isn't usually paid for the first three days you're off unless you've received SSP in the last eight weeks and are now eligible for it again.
Many employers pay out more than the statutory minimum. You'll find details of your company sick-pay entitlement in your written statement of employment, which you should receive within two months of starting work. Agency workers qualify for SSP. You're not eligible for SSP if you're receiving statutory maternity, paternity, adoption or additional paternity pay. Usually yes. Statutory sick pay is treated as earned income, so you'll have to pay both income tax and Class 1 National Insurance contributions on it in the same way you would on your salary.
Find out more in our guide to tax-free income and allowances. Statutory sick pay can be paid for up to 28 weeks. This form explains why SSP has not been paid or why it is ending, as well as the last date of payment. The number of people who are now relying on statutory sick pay, due to self-isolation during the coronavirus outbreak, has also highlighted its monetary value.
We compare the rates over a ten year period, using an average worker, over the age of 25, who works a 40 hour week before tax. This means the relevant period is 6 th September to 1 st November Add up the total earnings within the relevant period and divide this by the total number of weeks in the period 8 weeks in this example.
Note — figures should not be rounded up or down by whole pence Monthly paid example: Payday Last payday before the first day of sickness Payday at least 8 weeks before this 31 st October Last day of the month 31 st October 29 th August This means the relevant period is 29th August to 31st October. With employees who are paid monthly, you would add up the earnings within the relevant period, then divide this by the total number of months in the period 2 months in this example , then multiply by 12 and divide by 52 to get the weekly amount.
Note — figures should not be rounded up or down by whole pence. Once average weekly earnings have been worked out, the below table can be used to calculate SSP. If the period of sickness works out to less than a full week, pay SSP for a part week, using a daily rate of SSP below weekly rate divided by the number of agreed QDs in that week. This includes bank holidays, weekends and non-working days.
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