12th March 2008, 02:00 AM
All full-time, part-time and fixed term contract staff are eligable for statutory sick pay. Self-employed individuals are eligable for incapacity benefit. As of 6th April 2007, SSP is fixed at ?72.55 / week (taxable) but may increase according to your contract.
SSP is not paid until after the first 3 days when you are unable to work. If you have received SSP with 8 weeks since you last received it then you will qualify automatically. You can only receive SSP for an unbroken period of 28 weeks.
If a company is not paying its (presumably) fixed-term contract site staff SSP who qualify for SSP then they are breaking the law. There shouldn't be any difference unless their sick pay is above the minimum ?72.55, as specified in their contract.
SSP is not paid until after the first 3 days when you are unable to work. If you have received SSP with 8 weeks since you last received it then you will qualify automatically. You can only receive SSP for an unbroken period of 28 weeks.
If a company is not paying its (presumably) fixed-term contract site staff SSP who qualify for SSP then they are breaking the law. There shouldn't be any difference unless their sick pay is above the minimum ?72.55, as specified in their contract.