This guidance sheet is intended to provide answers to some of the many questions that we are receiving in regard to Reclaiming SSP. We will update this guidance document regularly and keep updated answers on our website.
What is the Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme? This Scheme has been set-up to repay employers for any Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) outgoings to current or former employees who had periods of sickness starting on or after the 13th March 2020. The Scheme is anticipated to open toward the end of April 2020, similar to the Furlough Scheme the HMRC are designing a new online portal for claims.
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This guidance sheet is intended to provide answers to some of the many questions that we are receiving in regard to Essential Work and Key Workers. We will update this guidance document regularly and keep updated answers on our website.
What is Essential Work? Essential work are tasks that cannot be completed at home and must be completed on-site. The work must be critical to the continued operation of the country or in the COVID response, and without which there would be a significant impact. The government has given us defined Categories in which this work must fall, as discussed below. This guidance sheet is intended to provide answers to some of the many questions that we are receiving in regard to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. We will update this guidance document regularly and keep updated answers on our website.
What is the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme? The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is a ‘temporary’ scheme open to Employers for at least 3 months (with the potential to be extended dependent on the pandemic situation) starting on 1st March 2020. It is designed to support Employers who have been severely affected by COVID-19. There is no financial limit on what Employers can claim (but there is a cap for how much can be claimed per Employee which is £2500). You can download these FAQs here: As the situation continues to unfold, our team are taking calls and emails looking for support and reassurance on similar topics so we've pulled together the most Frequently Asked Questions.
How does the sick pay work? Do I have to pay SSP? Do I have to pay CSP? SSP is a legal entitlement for employees who are "off sick" - in these circumstances, self-isolation is being classified under this banner. So, if your employee is off due to self-isolation for whatever reason they are entitled to SSP. If you have under 250 employees (SMEs) then you will be able to claim this back from day one - we're unsure of the procedures around this as they have not been clearly laid out, so this is something to watch out for. So the simple answer is: yes, you have to pay SSP. |