What is the law regarding sick pay..?

Question

Basically i was off all last week with gastro enteritis, this week i haven't been paid, are there any reasons why i wouldn't be entitled to sick pay?

Cheers guys!

Answer 1

Where are you?  In the US at least, there is no requirement that you be paid "sick pay", just that you must be paid for hours that you actually work.  Many companies pay sick pay as a benefit, to eligible employees, but the aren't required to.

Answer 2

UK - your company doesn't have to pay sick pay and you need a sick line to claim statutory sick pay from government of £52 per week although the first 3 days are un paid - www.acas.co.uk

Answer 3

Hi you would need to get a sick note from your doctor confirming the dates of your sickness, you don't get paid for the first 3 days of being sick though anyway.

Also it would depend on how long you have been at the company as to wether you are entitled to their sick pay, if you've not been there long enough you might have to claim statutory sick pay from the department for work and pensions

hope this helps

Answer 4

a lot of reasons but mainly it boils down to the fact that your company may now have a sick pay policy!!!

Answer 5

In the UK you only need a sick note from a GP after you have been absent from work for 7 days.

The first 3 days are called qualifying days.  These are unpaid although most employers will pay these but it is purely at their discretion.  From day 4 onwards you are entitled to Statutory Sick Pay if you meet the criteria which is:-

# Sick for at least 4 or more days in a row (including weekends and bank holidays).

# Earn, before tax and National Insurance an average of £90.00 a week.

The standard weekly rate of SSP is £75.40 from 6 April 2008 to 5 April 2009.

Your employer will work out a daily rate of SSP by dividing the weekly rate by the number of qualifying days in that week.

Answer 6

It is not the law for your employer to give you sick pay this is called a benefit. I live in California and we are the highest payed for minimum wage and our law for fair housing and labor laws are above any other state. The best answer I can give you is go to your local labor board and ask or try you human resources office and see if this is a benefit that comes with your job or not. A dr's note is just for your personnel file so when it comes down to you being disciplined for your attendance you have a dr's note that is good enough for missing work and it will hold up in any court of law if wrongfully fired for it.

Answer 7

If you didn't give your employer a sick note then you wont get sick pay. However, you not entitled to anything for the first 3 days anyway