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If a term-time worker who is paid regularly over 12 months of the year is on sick leave that begins during term-time and continues over the school holidays, are they assessed for eligibility for SSP and any contractual sick payments as normal?

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Published on: 12 June 2025
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Under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (SSCBA 1992), an eligible employee will qualify for statutory sick pay (SSP) in relation to a ‘day of incapacity for work’ if the day in question:

  1. •

    forms part of a 'period of incapacity for work' (PIW)

  2. •

    falls within a 'period of entitlement', and

  3. •

    constitutes a 'qualifying day' (although SSP is not generally payable for the first three qualifying days (known as ‘waiting

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