SGP on wage slip

Rosie_apples

Hi

My hubby's company has not had any work for a few weeks and on his wage slip this week is SGP of £21.50 per day. Does anyone know what this is?

Thanks

cfnc

Is it an amount to be paid or a deduction?

Rosie_apples

It's an amount to be paid.

He's works in construction and is employed not self employed but only gets paid for work he's done so there's no actual pay on the wage slip just this SGP. I was thinking some kind of statutory ?? payment? But not sure.

tboo

As per a google search - it could be this
If your employer is not yet legally insolvent then they may cut the number of hours you work (sometimes called ‘short time’) or lay you off, which is usually where your employer asks you not to come into work. If you are laid off then you should normally still be paid unless there are clauses to the contrary in your contract of employment or you have agreed that you won’t be paid. If you are laid off then you will be paid the Statutory Guarantee Pay minimum, a five day payment once in any three month rolling period.
You may also be entitled to claim benefits so contact your local job centre if you are laid off.

DX2

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Understandingyourworkstatus/Temporarylayoff/DG_177591

Rate of statutory guarantee payments

The daily rate of the guarantee payment you should receive is worked out by multiplying the number of hours your employment contract shows you would have worked that day by the guarantee payments hourly rate.

• Pay

• Working hours

You should base the calculation on the working hours covered by your employment contract on the day you are laid-off. If a varied or new contract was introduced because of short-time working, you should use your employment contract immediately before this change.
There is a limit of £21.50 per day on the guarantee payment rate, giving a maximum guarantee payment of £107.50 for five workless days.
You should find out about other benefits you might be able to receive when statutory guarantee pay has run out.

Rosie_apples

Thanks tboo. That sounds like the right kind of situation. Shame it's only 5 day payment though!