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If an employee takes ill during a period of unpaid leave, are they still entitled to receive SSP?

Posted in : First Tuesday Q&A NI on 5 February 2019
Chris Fullerton
Arthur Cox
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An employee may become ill during a period of unpaid leave, be that a career break or sabbatical. In order to be eligible for statutory sick pay (‘SSP’) an employee must meet the following eligibility criteria:

  • be an employee;
  • be too ill to undertake any work under his contract of employment on any day for which he claims SSP;
  • have at least four consecutive days' sick absence (including Sundays and Bank holidays) during which he/she is too ill to work i.e. a “period of incapacity for work”;
  • average weekly earnings at or above £116 a week;
  • notify his/her absence to his employer; and
  • supply evidence of his/her incapacity.

Employers should have an unpaid leave policy in place that details

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Chris Fullerton
Arthur Cox

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