Sick pay - what’s usual?

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I’ve been freelancing on and off for decades so haven’t had a proper job with benefits for a long while. I just wondered what the norm is for sick pay?

The place when I have just started working is most likely going to change to not start paying until the 4th day of illness. I just wondered how common this was as I’m out of the loop of proper job stuff.

Thanks

We are a small company and pay SSP only, which kicks in on the 4th day. Anything above this is discretionary.

SSP doesn’t kick in until the 4th day of missing work so it sounds like that’s what they pay. IME workplaces that pay over ssp wont have the 3 day waiting rule as why would they? It’s fairly normal (if normal pay is paid) that it stops after 3 days and ssp kicks in at that point it’s win.

Nowhere is normal or standard though, some pay, some only pay what they have to, ie ssp.
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My salary is covered in full for 6 weeks and then 90% for up to five years. Large multinational firm though so the benefits all round are very good. Don't imagine many small companies offer anything decent.

Not sure where that its win came from 😂

I’m not sure about the full pay/Ssp thing at the moment so not sure what that’s changing to. Thanks - I have no idea about all this.

It really does vary. I work in an ex-public (privatised) industry, and get full pay for the first six months, then half pay for the next six months. I am extremely lucky. We get this after 5 years' service. Less than a year, its nothing. 1 to 5 years its three months full, three half.

I’m self employed (so nothing). Dh is employed in a small company, his company don’t pay sick pay.
Sister, mum and mil all nhs, 6 months full pay.