Acting up pay if on sick leave

[AbandonGups]

I'm in the NHS and have been acting up for 5 months. I have however been signed off sick and unlikely to return before early Jan. Should I expect my pay while on sick to go back to my substantive band or would I continue to get the acting up salary? As far as I am aware, when I return from sick, I will still be needed to act up as they still haven't recruited.

[NashvilleQueen]

I think you would stay on higher salary. Do you have a temp contract for the period of acting up? If so it probably sets out your new salary but all other T&Cs will be the same.

[AbandonGups]

Thanks - no new / amended contract that I've seen, nor really an end date. I was asked if interested and so it began - but manager has been struggling to recruit and what was 3 months 'agreement' just kept rolling on. Happy to do it, loads of good experience, just not sure of money situation with Christmas coming and this stupid illness.

[merlinalison]

We only get paid the supplement while we're actually there, and suspect your rules may well be the same, although I would expect it to go back up once you're able to return to work.