Statutory Sick Pay

dibdabable

Hi All, I don't have too many details and we will be able to get hold of the wage slip eventually, but my daughter's off sick at present form work from a job where she's entitled to SSP. However for two months running she's only received about half of the amount of SSP ie £86.70 per week x 4.

We won't be able to get her wage slip for another few days and wondered if anyone had any explainations as to why it's so much lower she only got about £176.00? I can see that Tax and N.I contributions may still be payable but this still wouldn't account for it being about half the original payment.

thorsoak

I'm not sure if I'm not understanding your post - SSP is £86.70 per week if you work full-time - pro-rata if you work less.

What hours/days does she work?

pmlindyloo

Bit confused - sorry.

SSP is £86.70 per week.

See here: https://www.gov.uk/statutory-sick-pay

You daughter needs to look at her contract. Some companies pay contractual sick pay and others only pay SSP. Some pay contractual sick pay for a little while and then SSP after that.

e.g In the contract it might say : sick pay is half salary for 4 weeks and then SSP thereafter.

Please also note that if the company do pay contractural sick pay then the SSP is included in it. You can't claim both.

Hope that makes sense.

dibdabable

Hi. I can see you are as confused as we are. She works full time about 150 hours per month. She went off sick on 31st of Dec. We thought that as she gets paid in arrears on the last day of the month, she would get her basic pay and possibly some SSP for the payday at the end of Jan. She only got paid £150.40 for the first 4 weeks off sick. This month she has been paid about £176.00. She earns £7.20 per hour.

I know SSP is £86.70 so we don't understand why she's getting so little, unfortunately she gets her wage slip at work so can't see what's going on as she's not fit to go in and get it, she's emailing her boss today to see if he can shed some light on it and send her wage slip to her. She works for a private Healthcare Facility.

sparklyshoe

Maybe try ringing HR or wages department for a explanation of her wages

dibdabable

Thanks, yes that will be the next step, but just wondered if anyone might have any ideas before we're able to do that.

thorsoak

SSP is not paid for the first three days of sickness - so that needs to be factored in. It's ironic, isn't it, that she works for a private healthcare facility and doesn't receive company sick pay!

pmlindyloo

This calculator might be useful:

https://www.gov.uk/calculate-statutory-sick-pay

dibdabable

Thanks for this, but even factoring on the first 3 days not being paid ssp it still wouldn't give the £150 or thereabouts on her first wage.
The answers here seem to simply endorse the fact she is entitled to ssp, which we know.

The question is really, why isn't she getting the full £86.70 a week. She's going to check her contract but she was informed that she did get Sick Pay from her employer so we'll have to follow that up. All in all it's very confusing.

paulineb_2

If they arent paying the full amount she can contact the DWP and let them know. I had to when an ex boss refused to pay SSP and I claimed ESA instead.

ispookie666

From April HMRC will not be refunding SSP to employers, will be interesting how it pans out.