LRD guides and handbook July 2021

Law at work 2021 - the trade union guide to employment law

Chapter 8

Employees off sick during the notice period

[ch 8: page 318]

An employee whose employment is ended for long-term sickness absence must be paid their full notice pay at their contractual pay rate, even if they have used up all their sick pay, as long as their contract entitles them only to statutory notice (section 87, ERA 96). See Chapter 10, page 354 for details of statutory notice.