Statutory Sick Pay

sleepless_saver

blondebubbles wrote: »

Really? I didn't know that

Looks like it. http://www.brightpay.co.uk/blog/2013/12/employers-facing-increase-in-sick-pay-costs-/

zzzLazyDaisy

sleepless_saver wrote: »

Looks like it. http://www.brightpay.co.uk/blog/2013/12/employers-facing-increase-in-sick-pay-costs-/

Most people don't realise that in the vast majority of cases, SSP is not paid by the government, but by the employer out of its own funds. In practice it is generally only small employers with only a few staff who meet the criteria of SSP being a sufficient proportion of their NI bill to qualify for reimbursement.

chrisbur

thorsoak wrote: »

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?

To clarify on this point there is no pro-rata for SSP you either have high enough average earnings to qualify for the £86.70 a week SSP or you do not qualify for SSP at all.

chrisbur

dibdabable wrote: »

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.

On this level of income there would be no tax or NI (unless on a very low tax code), indeed on usual tax code I would have expected a tax refund. However until you have the payslips it is all guess work. Could be other deductions, or a mistake, or some medical certs missing, with payslip details hopefully should know more.

dibdabable

Thanks Chrisbur,as you say until we get the wage slips it's all guess work. We know that they have had all medical notes, the first one being for 4 weeks so that would have covered January, we've sent two more sonce then by recorded dleivery and they have been received, so I think we can rule that out. I'll get back once we've either obtained the wage slips or spoken to wages whichever comes first.

chrisbur

dibdabable wrote: »

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.

Just noticed this post in which you say "it still wouldn't give the £150 or thereabouts on her first wage." Assuming a tax code of 944L on monthly pay and all tax falling in the 20% band then a month with no salary would give a tax rebate of just over £157. It is possible that your daughter is not being paid anything by her employer.