Paying an employee when they are off sick can be a major drain on your company’s finances. But can you refuse to pay them Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)where their illness, injury or disability is
self-inflicted?
Published 18.01.2011
It’s easy to forget that as a director and owner of a small company you have employment rights, including the entitlement to Statutory Sick Pay. But is there really any advantage in claiming this?
Published 17.02.2010
One of your employees is on long-term sickness absence and their sick pay entitlement has now run out. Do they continue to accrue statutory holiday entitlement even though they are not at work nor
receiving any sick pay?
Published 13.01.2023
An employee who’s gone off sick has accrued a stack of paid annual leave as they’ve hardly taken any time off in the past year. Can you insist that they use their paid holiday entitlement instead of
taking sickness absence?
Published 23.02.2021
One of your employees telephoned in sick a week ago and remains unwell. However, they’ve not yet provided you with a fit note from their GP which states that they are “not fit for work”. Can you
withhold payment of statutory sick pay (SSP) in this situation?
Published 28.07.2023
Due to the credit crunch, you want to cut costs; a colleague mentioned reviewing your sickness absence policy as a way of doing this. What are the key non-contractual areas that you could tighten up
on?
Published 03.12.2008
It’s possible that an employee may experience a reaction after having a COVID-19 vaccine. If they require time off work for this reason, are they automatically entitled to paid time off?
Published 04.05.2021
Under new regulations which came into force on 26 May 2020, some businesses may reclaim statutory sick pay costs (SSP) from HMRC in certain coronavirus-related circumstances. Which businesses are
eligible and what SSP costs can be reclaimed?
Published 04.06.2020
According to recent reports, one NHS Trust is going to deny pay rises to its employees who have taken “excessive” sickness absence. Could the directors adopt a similar approach to save the company
money?
Published 13.10.2010