Statutory sick pay
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What is Statutory Sick Pay?
Statutory sick pay (SSP) is paid to representatives who are excessively unwell and helpless to work for a time of four days or more. Presently, the week by week SSP rate for workers that are qualified is £92.05 for as long as 28 weeks by their manager. This statutory sum can be expanded if a business offers a debilitated pay conspire, anyway the SSP rate will never be any less than £92.05 per week.
Eligibility for Statutory Sick Pay
To be qualified for Statutory Sick Pay, an employee requires to:
As a matter of first importance, be considered a worker and have finished some work for their employer before being taken sick
Have been sick and helpless to work for at least four sequential days, This time of four days or more is known as a 'time of insufficiency to work' (PIW) and isn't restricted to simply working days, it can incorporate non-working days
Make their boss mindful that they are unwell inside one week or preceding their employer's own deadline
Earn a minimum of £116 weekly
Give supporting evidence that they are too unwell to even think about working (debilitated note) on the off chance that they are off work for over 7 days
Have not previously obtained the highest Statutory Sick Pay (28 weeks)
How much is Statutory Sick Pay for 2018/2019?
An employee can get £89.35 per week in 2017/2018 if he/she is eligible for Statutory Sick Pay which is paid by the employer, provided the employee is too ill to work. This amount is paid till 28 weeks in a year. This is the minimum amount that an eligible employee can get. The maximum amount will depend upon another sick pay scheme.
An employee can receive £89.35 every week in 2017/2018 on the off chance that he/she is qualified for Statutory Sick Pay which is paid by the business, gave the representative is too sick to even think about working. This sum is paid till 28 weeks in a year. This is the base sum that a qualified representative can get. The most extreme sum will rely on other sick pay schemes.
For 2018/19, the influential figure of Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has introduced £92.05 as the official rate for Statutory Sick Pay and £116.00 from £113.00 for Earnings Threshold.
These are the base rates as proposed and the genuine payment that a worker gets will be extraordinary. On the off chance that you need to discover your correct SSP rate, you can compute your Statutory Sick Pay rate here.
How much is Statutory Sick Pay for 2018/2019?
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