LRD guides and handbook May 2013

Law at Work 2013

Chapter 7

7. SICK PAY AND SICKNESS ABSENCE

Statutory sick pay

An employer must provide employees with details of their sick pay entitlement as part of the written statement of employment particulars within two months of the employment start date (see Chapter 3: The employment contract). Sick pay rules do not have to be included in the written employment contract. Instead, they can be recorded in a separate document given to the employee.