
Reclaim statutory sick pay (SSP) for Covid-19 absences
Small employers can now reclaim statutory sick pay (SSP) paid to employees who were absent from work due to the Coronavirus. The online claim service went live on 26 May […]

Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme
Employers will be able to make claims through the Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme from 26 May. The government has announced a new online service will be launched on […]

Launch of SSP Rebate Scheme
Under the Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme small-and medium-sized businesses and employers will be able to reclaim Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) paid for sickness absence

Financial support if you have Coronavirus symptoms
Guidance is published by the Department for Work and Pensions about support measures in place if you are employed and have Coronavirus symptoms.
You must tell your employer as

Sick pay if you are unable to work
The government has announced a number of funding and support measures to help those affected by the COVID-19 virus outbreak. A significant number of the measures are designed to

Sick benefit support for the self-employed
In the Budget, the Chancellor set out a package of temporary, timely and targeted measures to support public services, individuals and businesses through the economic disruption

Update on proposed coronavirus – related SSP changes
Firstly, the Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Coronavirus Amendment) Regulations 2020 have amended the Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations 1982, to include, in the definition of

Statutory payment rates 2020/21 confirmed
Following the government policy paper published in January 2020, announcing the proposed new rates for statutory maternity pay (SMP), statutory adoption pay (SAP), statutory

Statutory maternity, adoption, paternity, shared parental and sick pay to rise from April 2020
According to proposals set out in a government policy paper, the revised rates for statutory maternity pay (SMP), statutory adoption pay (SAP), statutory paternity pay (SPP),

Statutory employee benefit pay to rise from April 2019
In a written ministerial statement, the government has announced the proposed new rates for Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP), Statutory Paternity Pay