One of our subscribers has an employee who’s arguing that working for part of the day before going home sick counts towards the qualifying period for calculating SSP. Is this right, and if not, how
do you calculate his entitlement?
Published 15.12.2005
Employees will often look for ways to try it on at your expense. One trick is to get signed off sick just before they’re due to go on holiday and then say that they shouldn’t lose that leave. If this
happens, how should you deal with it?
Published 30.04.2009
An employee has informed you that he’s having a vasectomy soon and will need to be off for a few days. You don’t think he’s entitled to any paid sick leave as the procedure isn’t for medical reasons.
What’s the situation?
Published 24.03.2014
Over the past few years, laser eye surgery has grown in popularity. Should an employee decide to have it done, must you grant any time off required as “sick leave” and do they have a right to be paid
during their absence?
Published 07.11.2011
On 17 March 2022 the Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) Rebate Scheme for COVID-related absences was closed. There’s a small window of opportunity to submit new claims or amend existing ones. When is the final
deadline?
Published 08.03.2022
An employee was badly injured while participating in a sporting activity and has been signed off work for several weeks. As it’s a self-inflicted injury, must you pay them during their sickness
absence and, if so, how much?
Published 02.10.2015
One in three people are now classed as obese. Instead of dieting many are opting for gastric band surgery to shed those extra kilos. So where do you stand on the issue of sick pay if an employee
decides to go down this route?
Published 04.11.2009
A decision has now been made on whether employees accrue statutory holiday pay whilst on long-term sick leave. What does the ruling mean for employers?
Published 19.02.2009
There are many surgical procedures that an employee may choose to undergo. In this situation, would they be entitled to receive statutory sick pay (SSP) for any period of absence following the
non-emergency procedure?
Published 21.09.2018
An employee has just resigned giving you one month’s contractual notice. In addition, they’ve been signed off sick for six weeks. What are they entitled to be paid during their notice period - full
pay or sick pay, e.g. SSP only?
Published 09.02.2017