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Employer guide to Statutory Sick Pay - SSP rates, form SSP1, eligibility, fit notes (formerly sick notes), recover statutory pay.
Your employees may be eligible for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), which is…
The weekly rate for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) is £116.75 for up to 28…
To qualify for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) employees must: have an employment…
The employee should tell you they’re sick within the time limit set by…
If you’re insolvent HMRC will pay SSP for any employee who continues to…
Your Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) - how much you get, eligibility, how to claim SSP, fit notes, disputes.
You can get £116.75 per week Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) if you’re too ill to…
If you’re eligible, you can get £116.75 a week Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)…
To qualify for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) you must: be classed as an…
To claim Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), tell your employer by the deadline.…
Employers guide to assessing fitness to work, including asking for medical evidence, fit notes, and dealing with long term or frequent absences.
How to calculate your employee's Statutory Sick Pay if you cannot use the GOV.UK calculator.
What you need to do when paying sick pay to an employee who’s pregnant, in legal custody, in a trade dispute, has overpaid or underpaid, or earns below the Lower Earnings Limit.
Employers must fill in the SSP1 form when an employee is not entitled to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) or when their SSP is ending.
Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) calculator - calculate SSP for an employee
Find out about different rules for entitlement that affect some employment types, including agency workers, directors and educational workers.
Check entitlement, eligibility and calculate statutory pay.
You can use the SC2 form to ask your employer for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP).
What to do if an employer ceases, becomes insolvent, takes over an existing business, or makes employees redundant whilst paying sick pay.
Use form SSP2 if you're an employer and need to record details of an employee's sickness absences for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP).
List of statutory pay guides for employers and employees.
Fit notes (formerly sick notes), holiday during sick leave, returning to work, long-term sick, dismissals
Employer guide to Statutory Paternity Pay or Leave - entitlement, eligibility, notice period, forms SC3 and SPP1, recover statutory pay.
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