Sick Pay

[granny grump]

Do employees have a right to sick pay from their employers?

[fiction-factory]

If the employer offers a contractula sick pay scheme then the answer is yes. Otherwise employees can get statutory sick pay as per this
https://www.gov.uk/employers-sick-pay

[hc4361]

If you are in England, use this checklist

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/work/rights-at-work/sick-pay/check-if-youre-entitled-to-sick-pay/

[Ellipsis]

> Do employees have a right to sick pay from their employers?

It depends what their contract says. Some contracts allow full pay for a certain number of days sick. Other contracts don't.

As a backup there is statutory sick pay, which is usually very much less than somebody's normal pay.

[granny grump]

My daughter's partner works for a Scottish firm and has done for some time. He is due to go in for an op that could incapacitate him for some time and the firm does not pay sick pay and he will have to rely on SSP. I caught the tail end of a report this morning saying that
'The government has promised an overhaul of employment rights to improve conditions for millions of workers, including those in the gig economy.
The changes include stricter enforcement of holiday and sick pay rights, and higher fines for firms that breach contracts or mistreat staff.'
Surely he should have the same rights as these workers?

[woofgang]

he does.....he has the right to SSP

[granny grump]

Thank you I thought it meant he had the right to sick pay from his employer