I am trying to pay SSP but it is coming up with no
entitlement, what am I doing wrong?
There are various reasons this might occur:
- The employee has not been on the payroll
very long. The payroll program needs 8 weeks' previous gross pay to
work out an average for SSP. You can either manually enter the SSP
or enter some previous gross pay in the employee's record
- If the employee has an average gross pay
that is less than the Lower Earnings Limit, they wouldn't qualify
for SSP. You would need to Issue the employee with a SSP1 form
- The employee may not have 4 consecutive
qualifying days. Again, they would not qualify for SSP
- You may have entered sickness into the
absence diary and omitted the weekends. The weekends need to
flagged as sick if they form part of the period of incapacity, even
if Saturday and Sunday are non-qualifying days
What is the current rate for Statutory
Sick Pay (SSP)?
The weekly rate for SSP is:
There is a daily rate that you pay if your
employee is not due a full weeks Statutory Sick Pay. The daily rate
is the weekly rate divided by the number of Qualifying Days you use
in a week. You can pay Statutory Sick Pay for up to 28 weeks
in either a single Period of Incapacity for Work (PIW), or a Linked
Period of Incapacity for Work unless there is a change of
circumstances. If your employee's linked PIWs span 3 years you need
to stop paying Statutory Sick Pay regardless of whether or not you
have paid the 28 weeks of Statutory Sick Pay.
What is the current rate for Statutory
Maternity Pay (SMP)?
Employees are entitled to up to 26 weeks SMP. (39 weeks if
ewc is 1st April 2007 or after). The first 6 weeks of
payment at 90% of the average weekly earnings and the following 20
weeks at the rate set by HMRC. This rate is:
or 90% of the average weekly earnings,
whichever is lower.
What is the current rate for Statutory
Paternity Pay (SPP)?
Employees are entitled to 2 consecutive weeks pay at the following
rates:
or 90% of the average weekly earnings;
whichever is lower.
