Temporary Changes To Statutory Sick Pay Doctors Note Requirements.

Temporary Changes To Statutory Sick Pay Doctors Note Requirements.

Up until now, a doctor’s note has been required for absences that exceed 7 days. When we say required, because SSP is paid by employers now and not the state, we mean that employers are entitled to demand a doctor’s note.

Pressure on GP Surgeries means the government have relaxed this as a temporary measure.  This means that for any absence which begins before 27^th January 2022, a doctor’s note can only be required if the absence lasts longer than 28 days.

It does not refer to working days only and so includes non-working days. SSP however will continue to be due only for working days.

At present, these temporary measures are due to expire after 27^th January, but there is no guarantee.

The amounts of SSP remain unaffected.

If you have any employment law related questions, please contact Darren Sherborne on 01242250039 or at darren@sherborneslaw.co.uk.