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UK Statutory Instrument
1982
United Kingdom
Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations 1982
At a glance
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What's here
8 compliance obligations, 2 practical guides · 1 journey
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Employer 6
- Any Person 1
Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
Step-by-step journeys using this legislation
Walkthroughs that take you from a real business situation to compliance.
Relevant guidance
Practical guides for businesses affected by this Act, ordered by how closely they engage with it.
Direct — cites this Act
1 guidesMentioned in related content
1 guidesOther Acts binding the same actors
For each actor bound by this Act, the other UK Acts that bind them most often. Useful for understanding the full compliance landscape facing each role.
Employers also bound by 694 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 2003 236 duties
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 1998 120 duties
- TULRCA 1992 1992 72 duties
- Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (current NI employment law) 1996 52 duties
- Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 2003 50 duties
Any Person also bound by 2338 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 169 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 144 duties
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 101 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 95 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
Browse 18 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
The person (P1) has tested positive for coronavirus and is...
Where P is staying at home pursuant to paragraph 5C,paragraphs...
The person (P2) lives with, or is in an extended...
Where S is staying at home pursuant to paragraph 5E,paragraphs...
The person— (a) has received a pre-surgery notification;
A person is, for the purposes of this Schedule, to...
The person— (a) is defined in public health guidance because...
A person to whom paragraph 2 applies is no longer...
Nothing in paragraph 3 prevents the person from again being...
For the purposes of this Schedule— “Chief Medical Officer” and...
A person is isolating himself from other people in such...
The person has symptoms of coronavirus, however mild, and is...
The person lives with someone , or is in an...
The person is staying at home under paragraph 3 and...
Where the person is staying at home pursuant to paragraph...
The person— (a) is defined in public health guidance as...
The person— (a) has been advised by a relevant notification...
In this Schedule— “Chief Medical Officer” means— the Chief Medical...
Contract of service ended for the purpose of avoiding liability for statutory sick pay
- Do not terminate contracts to avoid paying Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) Employer
Time and manner of notification of incapacity for work
- Set and communicate rules for employee sickness notification Employer
Manner in which statutory sick pay may not be paid
- Pay Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) in cash, not in kind Employer
Payments by the Secretary of State
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must pay Statutory Sick Pay in specific cases Crown / Minister / Government department
Time limits for paying statutory sick pay
- Pay statutory sick pay within the required time limit after an entitlement decision Employer
Production of employer’s records
- Produce Statutory Sick Pay records upon HMRC request Employer
Provision of information in connection with determination of questions
- Provide information regarding Statutory Sick Pay to the Secretary of State Any Person
Provision of information by employers to employees
- Provide Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) information to employees Employer
Browse 23 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation, commencement and interpretation
Persons deemed incapable of work
Period of entitlement ending or not arising
Qualifying days
Calculation of entitlement limit
Persons unable to act
Rounding to avoid fractional amounts
Days not to be treated as, or as parts of, periods of interruption of employment
Records to be maintained by employers
Meaning of “employee”
Meaning of “earnings”
Payments to be treated or not to be treated as contractual remuneration
Normal weekly earnings
Treatment of one or more employers as one
Treatment of more than one contract of service as one
Penalties
Election to be treated as different employers not to apply to recovery of statutory sick pay
Insolvency of employer
ISOLATION DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
Liability of the Secretary of State for payments of statutory sick pay
“Linking periods of incapacity for work
“Maximum entitlement to Statutory Sick Pay in a period of entitlement
“Statements relating to the payment of Statutory Sick Pay
Official guidance
Authoritative sources published by regulators or government explaining this legislation.
- Records Retention Schedule - People Management function (opens in a new tab) from Gambling Commission Detailed Guidance
- ACAS - managing sickness absence (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- Fit note guidance for employers (opens in a new tab) Publication
- Form SSP1 (opens in a new tab) Publication
- Statutory Sick Pay (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- Calculate Statutory Sick Pay (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
HM Revenue & Customs
Tax collection, customs duties, national insurance, tax credits, and enforcement of the National Minimum Wage. Regulates all UK businesses for tax compliance …
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Made under
SSCBA 1992 1992 Primary Act
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