Sick Pay (SSP vs CSP)

[einarp]

Hello,
I know the SSP rules by now but I can't find any information on what is NORMAL, i.e. what do most companies do. Is it normal to pay SSP only, is it normal to pay 100% of normal pay from day 1 or is it somewhere in between?

I appreciate all comments.

Einar P.

[Alpha]

Einar

There isn't any 'normal' it all depends upon each individual companies policies and of course what they need to do to attract the right calibre of worker.

The minimum is simply paying SSP and the other end of the scale is to pay for example full pay for x months/weeks and half pay for a further x months/weeks.

You really have to research what similar companies are paying and base your policy around that.

[einarp]

Thanks. But surely someone must have opinions of what is considered too little or even too much?

Only SSP is £13.64 a day. If you're out for 2 weeks (10 working days) for an operation you only get £136.40. If you have a £20K salary you would have normally made £833 in the same period, a difference of £700! That doesn't pay your bills now does it?

On the other hand, that the company pays all the £700 extra for 'no production' (don't get me wrong now) is maybe too much.

Any views on normal practice?

[printerbase]

Have a look at the following thread:
http://www.ukbusinessforums.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=2176

I got some very useful advice from several posters.

Peter

[Doctor-Webby]

In my experience of my full time job doing recruitment most companies pay up to 5 days for sick pay in the first year rising 5 days per annum for each consecutive year you have been with the company, to a total of 20 days before they go onto SSP at the above rates in the other post