Statutory Sick Pay from Day One - What Employers Need to Know

Introduction

Under the Employment Rights Bill, on a phased basis, employers will need to respect the provisions of 2025 employment legislation. One such provision will entitle workers to be paid from the first day of sickness, changing the way that we have operated Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) for decades, scheduled to take effect from April 2026. Further, SSP will be paid to more workers with the removal of the earnings criterion.

Software developers will include this change in their products for days of sickness on and after 6 April 2026. This is fine for the calculation of SSP; however, employers must not forget the interaction with occupational entitlements to ensure compliance.

This webinar continues to recognise that the term ‘employers’ needs to embrace anyone involved in payroll administration and processing. Therefore, the content of the webinar is relevant to everyone involved in payroll, whether they are employed by the company or are external professionals managing payroll.

This simple employment law change has knock-on consequences which deserve to be presented logically together with practical advice for anyone involved in paying workers.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• What is SSP and who is eligible?
• What does SSP from day 1 mean?
• What is the earnings criterion that is being removed?
• What is the new SSP calculation?
• What should be on every employer’s to-do list?
• The software implications, and
• The essential communications, policies and procedures to consider and update

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Thursday 5th February 2026

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