COVID-19 And Sick Pay

Coronavirus has been a much discussed topic now for nearly two years and its impact is still widely felt, not least given the emergence of newly evolved strains such as the Omicron variant.

Notwithstanding that there has been a largely effective roll out of a vaccination programme; recent months have seen a surge in the number of COVID-19 infections.  This has in turn created high numbers of absence for employers in all sectors, and of all sizes, whilst members of staff recover or otherwise self isolate.

In this short article we look at possible assistance that may be available.

In order to assist the economy and smaller businesses, it is planned that further aid is to be deployed in the form of a new Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme across the United Kingdom.  The move sits in the wake of recent infection rates in the UK which exceeded 115,000 in one day.