LRD guides and handbook June 2014

Law at Work 2014

Chapter 7

Rules about notifying the employer

[ch 7: page 208]

To claim SSP, the employee must notify the employer. Although an employer can have its own notification rules for payment of occupational sick pay, when it comes to SSP, the position is different. An employee claiming SSP cannot be made to notify the employer in person, and does not have to provide a doctor’s certificate (now known as a Statement of Fitness for Work or “Fit Note”) for the first seven days of absence.