21st July 2007, 10:53 AM
[I believe it is still possible to count the 8 days bank and public holidays as part of the 20 days annual leave,
Yes it is, but not if they are an RAO.
in the last 6 weeks I have worked for a unit that only starts to pay statutory sick pay (£55 a week?) after you have been off ill three days already.
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you mean they are following the law? SSP only needs to be paid after 3 days absence (unless part of a 'Linking' period of sickness - see DWP website if you want to know more). Standard rate for SSP was £72.55 pw from April 2006.
Yes it is, but not if they are an RAO.
in the last 6 weeks I have worked for a unit that only starts to pay statutory sick pay (£55 a week?) after you have been off ill three days already.
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you mean they are following the law? SSP only needs to be paid after 3 days absence (unless part of a 'Linking' period of sickness - see DWP website if you want to know more). Standard rate for SSP was £72.55 pw from April 2006.