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Advice for employers on government’s new sickness absence rules

Dec 22, 2021 | 0

A new sickness absence rule is in place until January 26th, where employees do not have to provide proof of sickness until 28 days of being off work. Previously the government guidance was that employers could ask for a fit note after 7 days.

Statutory Sick Pay sees an increase to £96.35 a week

Apr 6, 2021 | 0

Why has this increase in Statutory Sick Pay been criticised?

If SSP not raised Test and Trace has higher chance of failing

Sep 10, 2020 | 0

UK’s SSP rate is one of the lowest levels offered in Europe

Current rate of SSP can be seen as a “financial disincentive to self-isolate”

Aug 14, 2020 | 0

“Pitting health and economic outcomes against each other is unhelpful.”

Recruitment bodies ask Treasury to extend SSP rebate to larger firms

Jun 25, 2020 | 0

This request comes from the REC, ALP, APSCo and recruitment network TEAM.

Employees who are ‘shielding’ can return to work from beginning of August

Jun 23, 2020 | 0

‘Shielded’ people allowed to meet in groups of up to six people from July.

Businesses will be able to recover COVID-19 related SSP from next week

May 19, 2020 | 0

Eligible businesses are those on PAYE payroll scheme and have fewer than 250 employees.

Four-point plan to support the recruitment industry during spread of COVID-19

Mar 23, 2020 | 0

“This is an unprecedented emergency and the recruitment industry is part of the solution.”

Budget 2020: COVID-19 measures and the HR implications

Mar 11, 2020 | 0

However, no mention of IR35 during the Chancellor’s speech.

Government plans to financially assist those who do not qualify for SSP

Mar 9, 2020 | 0

COVID-19 is forcing employees to self-isolate and not attend work.

Workers now entitled to SSP from day one

Mar 5, 2020 | 0

Employees will be entitled to SSP from day one instead of the day four.

TUC calls on government to provide coronavirus #SickPayForAll

Mar 4, 2020 | 0

Almost 2 million workers are not eligible for SSP.

Women more likely not to be eligible for SSP

Oct 7, 2019 | 0

1.4 million female employees are not eligible for SSP.

Scrapping of compensation for Statutory Sick Pay could cause company closures

Feb 24, 2014 | 0

The government has announced that the new Health and Work Service will be paid for by scrapping...

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