Sick and can't work do you qualify for Statutory Sick Pay?
A. In practice most employees who are absent from work in the UK because they're sick qualify. Part-time, casual and temporary employees can also get SSP as long as they meet the qualifying conditions.
You can read about how to work out if an employee earns enough to get SSP in the HMRC publication E14, 'Employer Helpbook for Statutory Sick Pay'. This also includes information on employees who are specifically excluded from the SSP scheme.
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