Proposed changes to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) will introduce entitlement from the first day of sickness, with the lower earnings threshold removed. The changes are part of the Employment Rights Bill, currently progressing through parliament.…
Sick Pay and Small Employers’ Relief
Statutory payments can be problematic to administer for smaller employers, but in a rare instance of generosity HMRC compensates for this. Also, from 6 April 2025, the rate of compensation will almost triple from the…
Sick pay rebate returns to help relieve pressure on businesses
The Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme (SSPRS), which ended on 30 September 2021, was reintroduced from 21 December 2021, with employers able to make retrospective claims from mid-January. The scheme’s return is in response to…