The Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Coronavirus Amendment) (No.
4) Regulations, SI 2020/539, provide that individuals who have been notified that
they have had contact with a person who has coronavirus, and that they should
stay at home and self-isolate as a result, are deemed to be incapable of work
and therefore entitled to statutory sick pay. This is part of the UK government’s
contact-tracing strategy, providing support for employees who are unable to
work as a result of the notification to self-isolate. Statutory sick pay in the
UK is £95.85 per week. The regulations come into force on 28 May 2020 (the same
day as the start of the government’s test and trace programme in England) and
apply across the UK with ‘relevant notifications’ including those given by the
devolved public health authorities.
The Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Coronavirus Amendment) (No.
4) Regulations, SI 2020/539, provide that individuals who have been notified that
they have had contact with a person who has coronavirus, and that they should
stay at home and self-isolate as a result, are deemed to be incapable of work
and therefore entitled to statutory sick pay. This is part of the UK government’s
contact-tracing strategy, providing support for employees who are unable to
work as a result of the notification to self-isolate. Statutory sick pay in the
UK is £95.85 per week. The regulations come into force on 28 May 2020 (the same
day as the start of the government’s test and trace programme in England) and
apply across the UK with ‘relevant notifications’ including those given by the
devolved public health authorities.
