What's your paid sick leave policy?

[2020nymph]

One of my colleagues has long covid and has been signed off work. After the first three months their pay dropped to 50%. I was shocked by this, three months is nothing and 50% is a massive amount to suddenly lose. In comparison, Furlough was 80%.

DH's work is six months and I was wondering how that compares to other businesses?

Interesting that it's so varied. I really feel for those that only get SSP.

To answer a couple of points, I compared it to furlough as that was decided to be a suitable amount to live on by the government, it's therefore makes the SSP amount seem ludicrous.

I have private critical illness cover but I don't think long covid is covered, it didn't exist when the policy was taken out but a lot of my colleagues have said they don't have policies as they can't afford them. Many don't have savings for the same reason.

A PP made a good point that many people caught covid at work. We saw large spikes after forced to come into the office for company meetings.

Someone my mum knows caught covid at work and had long covid which resulted in her losing her job, nearly losing her home and a massively reduced quality of life.

On the flip side we know someone that had a serious but treatable health problem that required eight months off work and they were on full time pay and they said not having to stress about money made a massive difference.

Nothing for the first 3 days (which I think is pretty standard most places anyway) I had 10 days off with Covid back in June and got fuck all. I ended up having to lose 5 days of my holidays instead and have them paid onto that months wage just to try and boost my wage up for that month. When I had my 4th miscarriage instead of going on sick for 2 weeks I had 2 weeks holidays left to use. Knew I wouldn't use them up as it was towards the back end of the year so I used the holidays instead. That would've been better as I'd have gotten a full wage, had the holiday actually gone on the system. It didn't which meant my next wage was £700 short. I did ask if they'd pay me what I was owed given it was their fuck up and I was now struggling cos the wage I got had barely covered my bills and I still hadn't done a food shop. They wouldn't, just added it to following months wage which just meant I was massively taxed and no better off. Still can't eat baked beans to this day given I practically lived off them for bloody weeks

Zero hours contract so nothing.

6 weeks full pay then statuary sick pay but discretionary full pay on an ongoing basis decided case for case for long term reliable employees (as it's discretionary I suppose it's not to be relied upon though).

The six weeks is full basic pay though in a sector where shift and other allowances often make up a regular extra 10% or more for most people most months, still something of a financial loss for being sick.

6 months on full pay followed by 6 months on half. Very generous.

is that insurance through your company?

I have cancer and have been told 6 months full pay then we’ll see what the situation is. I’m on mat leave right now so we’ve agreed a date for that to end and sick to begin, which I appreciated as it maximises my pay. Feeling pretty grateful for my employer right now.

I think it's 6 month full pay & then trf to company insurance scheme which pays 75% - not sure how long for though but some of the l-t sick on my headcount report are 10 years+

SSP. Rubbish!

I'm in Higher Education and at my university there are five sick pay categories dependant on length of service, but the best one is...

4+ years of service

26 weeks on Full Pay
26 weeks on Half Pay

None for me. Self employed.
Dh just ssp.

I'm so sorry @WorryMcGee sending love and strength.

6 months full pay 6 months half pay but you have to have worked for 3 years to get that
until then it’s 6 days in a rolling 12 month period

12 months full pay. Then 12 months at 70% then if still unable to work benefits to the tune of about 1400 euro a month. But I'm not in the UK.
My sister is in the UK - and she gets state sick pay. I can't believe it. It's shocking

I am self employed nowadays, but my previous company paid six months basic pay (but my pay was 40% other pay too, and I didn’t get that). The company has massively reduced the paid sickness period for anyone coming to work for them nowadays.

I’m so sorry @WorryMcGee Sending love and I hope that things work out for you.

3 days unpaid then SSP

A rolling six months full pay then six months half pay but active management of repeated short term absence.

6 months full pay, not sure what happens after that! But you need to be employed for a while to qualify for it but not sure how long.

I had long covid. As a new employee, I was only entitled to 2 weeks half pay; 2 weeks full pay, then SSP only which was something like £99/week. It was very tough and I had to return to work earlier than I wanted. My workplace, however, were very accommodating and instigated a 5 week gradual phased return.

10 days full pay 10 days half pay 12 weeks no pay but I keep my health insurance. US.
You push yourself in when sick here because of this and my employer is a generous one.

Nothing for 3 days, then SSP until day 8, then depending on length of service about 2-6 weeks worth

I’m in Australia, not the UK. Where I work (state government department) we get one sick day a month, 12 a year. Any not used can be kept indefinitely and keep accruing. You only have as many sick days to use as you have accrued though. People run out all the time. I’ve got 7 months saved but that is very unusual. Sick days can also be used to care for sick dependents.

Up until April this year it was straight onto SSP.

Since April its 12 weeks full pay, 12 weeks half pay then onto SSP.

New starters in the first six months get 5 days paid then onto SSP

Nothing. Self employed here. Funnily enough, I don’t take sick leave!