PART IStatutory Sick Pay
The qualifying conditions
2Period of incapacity for work
(1)
The first condition is that the day in question forms part of a period of incapacity for work.
(2)
In this Part " period of incapacity for work " means any period of four or more consecutive days, each of which is a day of incapacity for work in relation to the contract of service in question.
(3)
Any two periods of incapacity for work which are separated by a period of not more than two weeks shall be treated as a single period of incapacity for work.
(4)
No day of the week shall be disregarded in calculating any period of consecutive days for the purposes of this section.
(5)
A day may be a day of incapacity for work in relation to a contract of service, and so form part of a period of incapacity for work, notwithstanding that—
(a)
it falls before the making of the contract or after the contract expires or is brought to an end ; or
(b)
it is not a day on which the employee concerned would be required by that contract to be available for work.