Statutory Sick Pay Calculator

Are you liable to pay employers' Class 1 National Insurance Contributions on your employee's earnings?*

Has your employee been, or told you that they will be, off sick for at least four days in a row?*

Can you confirm that your employee:*

• was 16 or over on the first day of the sickness absence for incapacity starting before 1 October 2006
  
• was under 65 on the first day of the sickness absence for incapacity starting before 1 October 2006
  
• usually has earnings at or above the Lower Earnings Limit
  
• has already done some work for you
  
• is not pregnant or is outside the disqualifying period for Statutory Maternity Pay or Maternity Allowance whilst sick
  
• was not in legal custody or prison when they became sick
  
• is not working outside the United Kingdom, and you are not a foreign based employer with no place of business in the United Kingdom
  
• is not involved in a trade dispute
  
• was not getting Incapacity Benefit or Severe Disability Allowance within 8 weeks prior to becoming sick
  
• does not hold a 8/52 week linking letter from the Department for Work and Pensions
  
• is not a member of the Armed Forces