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Confused about SSP
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verbadat
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Hello, I am new so sorry if I’m posting in the wrong place.
I am a care worker who tested positive for Covid yesterday and the rules for my workplace are as follows:
5 days off including the day you tested positive.
On day 5 take a test and again on day 6.
If both are negative you can return to work on your next scheduled day.
I was scheduled to work yesterday, today and Wednesday, Thursday and Friday with paid training of 4 hours on Tuesday.
If I test negative on Friday and Saturday I am next scheduled to work on the Monday, that is what my manager told me this morning when I called.
This means that in total I have been off from the 3rd of April until the 11th.
I have never claimed SSP and am not even sure I am entitled to it in this case.
I know you do not get it for the first 3 days of sickness and if I am negative on Friday and Saturday I am not technically sick, just not allowed to attend and not scheduled until the Monday so Sunday is just a day off.
Can someone advise me please? Apologies for the long post, I have never been in this situation and cannot make sense of how it works.
Thank you.
I am a care worker who tested positive for Covid yesterday and the rules for my workplace are as follows:
5 days off including the day you tested positive.
On day 5 take a test and again on day 6.
If both are negative you can return to work on your next scheduled day.
I was scheduled to work yesterday, today and Wednesday, Thursday and Friday with paid training of 4 hours on Tuesday.
If I test negative on Friday and Saturday I am next scheduled to work on the Monday, that is what my manager told me this morning when I called.
This means that in total I have been off from the 3rd of April until the 11th.
I have never claimed SSP and am not even sure I am entitled to it in this case.
I know you do not get it for the first 3 days of sickness and if I am negative on Friday and Saturday I am not technically sick, just not allowed to attend and not scheduled until the Monday so Sunday is just a day off.
Can someone advise me please? Apologies for the long post, I have never been in this situation and cannot make sense of how it works.
Thank you.
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If you are not due to work until Monday, then test on Sunday and Monday.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0
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