Statutory Sick Pay
posted on 7 December 2011 | posted in
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Many people do not think about sick pay much. Often we take the odd day off work for an upset stomach or the flu and either put up with the loss of a days pay, if we not eligible for sick pay or we get paid as normal. However, if you go on long term sick, then you may not get your normal rate of pay.
Most of us probably do not know what is in our employment contract, We are aware of the hours and days we have to work, the rate of pay and how many holidays we get each year. We might even know about our pension entitlement. However, most do not know about sick pay.
It is normal to have to odd day off and this is usually paid at full salary. However, once you go on to long term sick, things get more complicated. You may have a lower rate of pay after a certain time period or you may go on the statutory sick pay, which is the level the government will award you and this is a minimum amount. This can make a huge difference to your monthly income and can make it very difficult to manage.
This is the reason why many people, who have been injured in an accident that was not their fault, claim compensation. They are not claiming for compensation for the injury as such, but what they are interested in is the costs. You can claim costs that you have had as a result of the accident and this can include loss of income. This can make a big difference and can possibly even mount up to more money than the actual amount of compensation awarded, especially when the solicitors fees are taken away from that said compensation. However, you should still be able to find that by the end of the court case, you will at least be in the position financially, that you were before the accident, assuming that things go in your favour. So it can be worth starting to look at sites like nowinnofee.uk for more details of how to proceed.
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