HR advice please re returning to work after sick

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I am returning to work on a phased basis following a period of sick leave after injuring my back. My contract allows 30 days sick leave per calendar year and my employer has paid me for the whole of January and February therefore exceeding this. I normally work 40 hours per week but will be returning initially at 3 hours per day and gradually increasing this back up to 40 hours a week. My employer has advised going forward that they intend to pay me only for the hours I work, is this the norm or is there another way to proceed? I am also unsure how this will affect my NI contributions, pension and holiday accrual so would appreciate any advice regarding this. Thank you in advance for any advice you may be able to give me.

[quote topcat2014]@flowery you stuck with having to work with Croner too, huh, :)[/quote]
Wouldn’t dream of working with them! But this link comes up high when googling the information and was quite user-friendly.

@BeakyWinder I must apologise, you are right and I am wrong. I am sorry! The two periods of incapacity must both be at least 4 days, so although I'm right that the waiting days don't apply in terms of the first three days being unpaid, SSP still isn't triggered until the period off is at least four days in a row. If they are linked, then SSP applies for all four days of the second period.

So with a phased return, it's possible that some of the days not worked might be eligible for SSP, where there are four consecutive calendar days off, but not always.