Statutory Sick Pay

Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) is payable for up to 28 weeks. The employee must earn a minimum of the Lower Earnings Limit. The rate of SSP as from 6 April 2009 is £79.15 (previously £75.40).

The daily rate of SSP is calculated by dividing the weekly amount by the number of qualifying days in the week. To calculate the rate for a number of days, the unrounded rate is multiplied by the number of days and rounded up to a whole penny.