The Main Benefits                      Statutory Sick Pay
                                                                   Vaccine Damage Payments
                                                      
Statutory Sick Pay: If you are an employee and you are sick for four days or more in a row (Including Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays) you may get Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) from your employer. SSP is payable for up to 28 weeks in one single spell of sickness. Spells with 8 weeks or less between them count as one spell.

If you are still sick after 28 weeks of SSP you may be able to claim short-term Incapacity Benefit paid at the higher rate. If your employer’s obligation to pay you SSP ends before the 28 weeks are up, and you are still sick, you may be able to claim short term Incapacity Benefit paid at the lower rate. In both cases your employer will give you a form to fill in.

Tell your employer you are sick, and your employer will arrange for any SSP due to be paid to you. (Do not forget that your employer may have special rules for how you should notify sickness.)

Get leaflet NI244 Statutory Sick Pay-check your rights. ALSO leaflet NI245 Statutory Sick Pay-An Employee’s guide.

Vaccine Damage Payments: If you have been severely disabled as a result of a vaccination you may be able to get a one off, tax-free payment. The scheme only covers vaccination against:

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