NHS sick pay

LES2018

Hi All

I'm a NHS worker with long service. I was off sick for an operation from 1 March - 3 October 2016. I was then rushed to hospital on 6 September 2017 and admitted for 3 days. I stupidly returned to work on 10th September only to be rushed back into hospital that night. I have been off sick since then. I have been told my full pay finishes on 12 March 2018 but they have agreed to pay me for the 17 days annual leave I am unable to take. This takes my full pay to 29 September. It will then go to half pay.

My questions are:
1) does the annual leave days affect SSP?
2) is the SSP included in my full pay and if so it should run out around 31 March?
3) I have been advised to apply for ESA as unable to return to work for at least another couple of months...is this the right thing to do?

I've tried speaking to payroll who passed me to HR who have been as much good as a chocolate fireguard! My next move is asking union to help?

Thanks in advance

nicechap

LES2018 wrote: »

Hi All

I'm a NHS worker with long service. I was off sick for an operation from 1 March - 3 October 2016. I was then rushed to hospital on 6 September 2017 and admitted for 3 days. I stupidly returned to work on 10th September only to be rushed back into hospital that night. I have been off sick since then. I have been told my full pay finishes on 12 March 2018 but they have agreed to pay me for the 17 days annual leave I am unable to take. This takes my full pay to 29 September. It will then go to half pay.

My questions are:
1) does the annual leave days affect SSP?
2) is the SSP included in my full pay and if so it should run out around 31 March?
3) I have been advised to apply for ESA as unable to return to work for at least another couple of months...is this the right thing to do?

I've tried speaking to payroll who passed me to HR who have been as much good as a chocolate fireguard! My next move is asking union to help?

Thanks in advance

I'm guessing you mean 29 March and not 29 September?

Won't half pay be more than SSP?

I agree that your union should be your next move.

Manxman_in_exile

nicechap wrote: »

I'm guessing you mean 29 March and not 29 September?

Won't half pay be more than SSP?

I agree that your union should be your next move.

I worked in the NHS for over 25 years. Your first and best option is your union. Not random strangers on the internet!


(I apologise in advance to posters on here who know better than me! But if you belong to a union - use them!)