The Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations 1982

Introductory Text
1.Citation, commencement and interpretation
2.Persons deemed incapable of work
2A.“Linking periods of incapacity for work
3.Period of entitlement ending or not arising
3A.“Maximum entitlement to Statutory Sick Pay in a period of entitlement
4.Contract of service ended for the purpose of avoiding liability for statutory sick pay
5.Qualifying days
6.Calculation of entitlement limit
7.Time and manner of notification of incapacity for work
8.Manner in which statutory sick pay may not be paid
9.Time limits for paying statutory sick pay
9A.Liability of the Secretary of State for payments of statutory sick pay
9B.Insolvency of employer
9C.Payments by the Secretary of State
10.Persons unable to act
11.Rounding to avoid fractional amounts
12.Days not to be treated as, or as parts of, periods of interruption of employment
13.Records to be maintained by employers
13A.Production of employer’s records
14.Provision of information in connection with determination of questions
15.Provision of information by employers to employees
15A.“Statements relating to the payment of Statutory Sick Pay
16.Meaning of “employee”
17.Meaning of “earnings”
18.Payments to be treated or not to be treated as contractual remuneration
19.Normal weekly earnings
20.Treatment of one or more employers as one
21.Treatment of more than one contract of service as one
21A.Election to be treated as different employers not to apply to recovery of statutory sick pay
22.Penalties
Signature
1. SCHEDULE 1
  ISOLATION DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
2. SCHEDULE 2
  SHIELDING DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
Explanatory Note