Legislation
What is the Rate of Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) 2021?
Due Date
4 April 2021
Summary
These are the rates of Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) from April 2021:
| Unrounded Daily Rate | Number of qualifying days in week | 1 day to pay | 2 days to pay | 3 days to pay | 4 days to pay | 5 days to pay | 6 days to pay | 7 days to pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.7642 | 7 | 13.77 | 27.53 | 41.30 | 55.06 | 68.83 | 82.59 | 96.35 |
| 16.0583 | 6 | 16.06 | 32.12 | 48.18 | 64.24 | 80.30 | 96.35 | |
| 19.2700 | 5 | 19.27 | 38.54 | 57.81 | 77.08 | 96.35 | ||
| 24.0875 | 4 | 24.09 | 48.18 | 72.27 | 96.35 | |||
| 32.1166 | 3 | 32.12 | 64.24 | 96.35 | ||||
| 48.1750 | 2 | 48.18 | 96.35 | |||||
| 96.35 | 1 | 96.35 |
The same weekly SSP rate applies to all employees. However, the amount you must actually pay an employee for each day they’re off work due to illness (the daily rate) depends on the number of ‘qualifying days’ they work each week. Use the SSP calculator to work out your employee’s sick pay or use these rates.
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