Statutory sick pay

[Scrag Meister]

What determines whether a company pays SSP or full pay for x weeks?

Is that purely a company choice?

My son bust his hand and has been signed off for a week and his employer is putting him straight onto SSP, which obviously means he is significantly down on his pay for that period.

[kingcook]

What determines whether a company pays SSP or full pay for x weeks?

Is that purely a company choice?

My son bust his hand and has been signed off for a week and his employer is putting him straight onto SSP, which obviously means he is significantly down on his pay for that period.

From my permie days, i recall that the company can pay you full pay for x days or weeks, if it says it will in the contract.

SSP is something to fall back on. I've never claimed SSP but i believe it kicks in after 3 (or maybe 5) days after the sickness starts.

[manfromtheagency]

Sick Pay

As always, your son needs to check his contract.

If he is permanent, the contract should stipulate what the situation is with regards to sick pay. It could be X amount of days per year, it could be at company discretion, or the contract could stipulate SSP only.

[Clare@InTouch]

As above, you need to check the contract. Some employers will cover full pay for up to a set period, some won't pay anything until you're off for more than 2 days. Legally they aren't obliged to do anything more than SSP, although in practice many do.