abstract:In the United Kingdom Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) is paid by their employer to all employees who normally pay National Insurance contributions (NIC),Statutory Sick Pay Glossary of Law often referred to as earning above the Lower Earnings Limit (LEL) if they are sick for a period longer than 4 consecutive days but less than 28 weeks.Statutory Sick Pay Department for Work and Pensions The first 3 days of sickness are called waiting days.
"If their employer is not paying employers' National Insurance, unbeknownst to them they may not then be entitled to statutory maternity pay if they become pregnant, they may not be entitled to statutorysickpay if they fall ill, " he said.
Mr Alexander said around 100, 000 employees - mostly teachers, nurses and oil and gas workers - were believed to be paid through offshore payroll services set up in tax havens such as Jersey and could be ineligible for statutorysickpay, but completely unaware of that status.