Covid-19 –Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme

The Government have announced that the Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme, which will enable employers with fewer than 250 employees to claim Coronavirus-related Statutory Sick Pay will launch online on 26 May 2020.

Employers are eligible to use the scheme if:

• they’re claiming for an employee who’s eligible for sick pay due to Coronavirus
• they had a PAYE payroll scheme in operation before 28 February 2020
• they had fewer than 250 employees across all PAYE schemes on 28 February 2020
• they’re eligible to receive State Aid under the EU Commission Temporary Framework.

The repayment will cover up to two weeks of the applicable rate of SSP, and is payable if a current or former employee was unable to work on or after 13 March 2020 and entitled to SSP, because they either:

• have Coronavirus
• are self-isolating and unable to work from home
• are shielding because they’ve been advised that they’re at high risk of severe illness from Coronavirus.

At Whiting & Partners we are doing everything we can to help ease the burden you and your business are under during these worrying and uncertain times.  If you would like to speak to someone about the Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme please reach out to your usual Whiting & Partners contact.

For further information visit https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-back-statutory-sick-pay-paid-to-employees-due-to-coronavirus-covid-19

Disclaimer - All information in this post was correct at time of writing.