New regulations
have been made to provide clarity for employers around eligibility of
individuals for SSP. Employees who are self-isolating or shielding in
accordance with official guidance, and are unable to work as a result, may be
eligible for SSP. The Statutory Sick Pay (Coronavirus) (Suspension of Waiting
Days and General Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, SI 2020/681 provide that
shielding individuals will continue to be eligible for SSP where they meet up
with others outside of their household in line with the easing of lockdown restrictions.
The regulations
also provide that an individual does not have to serve ‘waiting days’ for a
period in self-isolation, where they self-isolated for less than the required seven
or 14 days while waiting for a coronavirus test result and where that result came
back negative. This is an important clarification for employers so that SSP can
be paid from the first qualifying day rather than having to wait until the
fourth qualifying day. The regulations came into force on 6 July 2020.
New regulations
have been made to provide clarity for employers around eligibility of
individuals for SSP. Employees who are self-isolating or shielding in
accordance with official guidance, and are unable to work as a result, may be
eligible for SSP. The Statutory Sick Pay (Coronavirus) (Suspension of Waiting
Days and General Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, SI 2020/681 provide that
shielding individuals will continue to be eligible for SSP where they meet up
with others outside of their household in line with the easing of lockdown restrictions.
The regulations
also provide that an individual does not have to serve ‘waiting days’ for a
period in self-isolation, where they self-isolated for less than the required seven
or 14 days while waiting for a coronavirus test result and where that result came
back negative. This is an important clarification for employers so that SSP can
be paid from the first qualifying day rather than having to wait until the
fourth qualifying day. The regulations came into force on 6 July 2020.
