Sick Pay Guide for Employers

Forms you may need to use

SSP2
(SSP record sheet)

An optional form designed to help employers keep the records required by law and those which you are recommended to keep.

SC2
(Employee self-certification form)

SSP1
(Why I cannot pay SSP)

Employers must complete this form when an employee is not entitled to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), or when SSP has come to an end. Once completed, the form must be given to the employee immediately, as they may be able to claim a Social Security benefit.

SSP1(L)
(Leaver’s statement)

You should issue this to your employee if:

• they ask you for it when they leave their employment with you, and
• you paid them any SSP during the eight weeks before they stopped working for you.

Subject to Parliamentary Approval, use of this form will cease when ESA is introduced. See 'What is new about SSP1(L)'.

Using your own versions of the sickness forms

HMRC sickness forms are available from:

• Employer CD-ROM.
• Orderline 08457 646 646
• www.hmrc.gov.uk/employers/emp-form.htm

You can produce and use your own computerised or paper versions of these forms. There is no formal approval process but they must include all the information held on the original sickness forms.