Following on from the announcement of the government’s ‘Living
with Covid’ strategy, this is a gentle reminder that the Statutory Sick Pay
Rebate Scheme finished on 17th March 2022.
From this date, employers will no longer be able to claim back statutory sick pay (SSP) to cover staff absences relating to testing positive for Covid-19 or having to abide by self-isolation rules.
Business owners and their teams will have until 24th March to submit any new claims for absence periods up to 17th March or amend any claims that have already been submitted.
Regardless of the reason why the employee is off work, companies must revert to paying SSP from the fourth qualifying day of absence, as was the case pre-pandemic.