Sickness Issues and SSP

3. Who Qualifies for SSP?

SSP is for all employees, full-time or part-time, who are unable to work because of sickness and who earn enough to qualify. This includes temporary staff and agency workers working on a fixed-term contract, regardless of the contract length.

3.1 You must pay SSP to any employee who is unfit for work.

• There is no qualifying length of service or minimum number of hours a week.

3.2 The employee's earnings must be over the NI lower-earnings limit of £90 a week.

3.3 You can withhold SSP if the employee:

• Has recently drawn a state benefit (such as sickness, incapacity or maternity benefit).
• Is held in custody.