In the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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 Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) is paid by their employer to all employees who are sick for a period longer than 4 consecutive days but less than 28 weeks. The first 3 days of sickness are called waiting days. SSP is not paid to a number of categories of employees, including:

• Those over the age of 65.
• Those who are paid less than the national insurance
  National Insurance
  National Insurance in the United Kingdom was initially a contributory system of insurance against illness and unemployment, and later also provided retirement pensions and other benefits...
  
   lower earnings limit (£95.00 in 2009/10).
• New employees who have not done any work under the contract of employment.
• Pregnant employees in receipt of Maternity Allowance or Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP)
• Employees recently in receipt of Social Security Benefits (within the last 57 days).
• Prisoners.
• Employees on strike.

If the individual is unable to work due to medical reasons for longer than the 28 weeks, entitlement to SSP ceases, but the person may be entitled to Employment and Support Allowance

Employment and Support Allowance

Employment and Support Allowance is a UK Government State Benefit which replaced new claims for Incapacity Benefit and Income Support on the basis of incapacity for work for most claimants from 27 October 2008. Initially, claimants already receiving Incapacity Benefit continued to receive it as...

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