2 articles tagged with Occupational Sick Pay.
Statutory Sick Pay is £123.25/week, paid from day one for eligible employees in 2026/27. Occupational sick pay schemes usually pay far more — but only for a set period, after which many employees drop back down to the statutory floor. Here's how the two interact.
A phased return after long-term sickness usually blends part normal salary for hours worked with part sick pay for hours still counted as absence. Getting this wrong on payroll is common — here's how the maths should actually work in 2026/27.
