To qualify for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) you must:

• be classed as an employee and have done some work for your employer
• have been ill for at least 4 days in a row (including non–working days)
• earn at least £112 (before tax) per week
• tell your employer you’re sick before their deadline – or within 7 days if they don’t have one

You won’t qualify if you:

• have received the maximum amount of SSP (28 weeks) 
• have taken 3 years or more ‘linked periods’ of sickness – where 4 or more days of sickness happen within 8 weeks of each other
• are getting statutory maternity, paternity, adoption or additional paternity pay

Fit notes (or sick notes)

You only have to give your employer a doctor’s fit note if you miss more than 7 days of work.

Self–certification

Employers can also ask employees to fill in a form when they return to work to confirm they’ve been off sick for up to 7 days. This is called ‘self–certification’. Employers usually provide their own version of this form OR complete the form online and print it off for your employer

https://public-online.hmrc.gov.uk/lc/content/xfaforms/profiles/forms.html?contentRoot=repository:///Applications/PersonalTax_iForms/1.0/SC2&template=SC2.xdp

For further information go to GOV.UK website click here

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