roybacer

How exactly does sick pay work

I know the SSP rate is approx £70 a week, and you dont get it for the 1st 3 days off sickness, and for a maximum of 28 weeks.

But somebody's just told me, that even if you dont have sick pay agreed with ur employer in your contract, they still have to pay you at your normal basic rate for the 1st 2 weeks off sickness, aslong as you have a valid sicknote ???

Is this true, or sumin he's heard at the pub / made up ???

Smit

iTrader: (5)

There is a sicknote section in my contract with my employer...

I would get full pay for 26 weeks with fortnightly review by my GP and the works doctor. If you are very Ill and are forced to leave work due to ill health then you will get an agreed amount from the employer as a lump sum then some sort of negligible pension from the company as a pension...

If i die in service my mother would inherit £110,500 as a lump sum pay-off then a full pension for 5 years. after the 5 years the pension is halved for the rest of her life.

-scar-

Pub talk my friend, nothing more.

If there is nothing in an employees contract so the contrary then sick pay is paid at SSP rate (set by government). for a maximum of 28 weeks.

You do not get paid for the first 2 days of your sickness which are classed as wait days.

To be eligable for sick pay then after 7 days you must provide your employer with a sick note from a doctor. Self signed sicknotes are fine for up to one week although your employer is entitled to ask for a doctors note if your period of sickness is likely to be more than 3 days.

roybacer

Thought it was pub talk, but just double checking

Thanks for the help