SSP Paid To Employees Due To Coronavirus
The scheme has been updated so employers can ask for a ‘shielding note’ or a letter from their doctor or health authority advising them to shield because they are at high risk of severe illness from coronavirus
This scheme is for employers and you can claim back up to 2 weeks of SSP if:
• you have already paid your employee’s sick pay (use the SSP calculator to work out how much to pay)
• you are claiming for an employee who is eligible for sick pay due to coronavirus
• you have a PAYE payroll scheme that was created and started on or before 28 February 2020
• you had fewer than 250 employees on 28 February 2020 across all your PAYE payroll schemes
Employees do not have to give you a doctor’s fit note for you to make a claim. But you can ask them to give you either:
• an isolation note from NHS 111 – if they are self-isolating and cannot work because of coronavirus (COVID-19)
• a ‘shielding note’ or a letter from their doctor or health authority advising them to shield because they’re at high risk of severe illness from coronavirus
The scheme covers all types of employment contracts, including:
• full-time employees
• part-time employees
• employees on agency contracts
• employees on flexible or zero-hour contracts
• fixed term contracts (until the date their contract ends)
Please talk to us about making the claim if we do your payroll.
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