Next week sees the final changes and tolerances come to an end to the temporary amendments to Statutory Sick Pay for those absent due to COVID-19.
During the pandemic there have been two major changes to the usual rules and regulations. The first being the removal of waiting days for COVID-based absence which could have been actual absence or isolation, and this comes to an end on the 24th of March.As such, from the 25th all sickness absence goes to the standard rules applied to other sickness absence.
The second key change was the small employers’ rebate which ran through two separate schemes up to the end of September and then from December. This second scheme came to an end on the 17th of March and all outstanding claims must be made to HMRC on or by the 24th of March.
As such, from the 25th all sickness will be back to the normal rules and application with no refundable elements available.
