Nhs sick pay

[Lucy129]

Hi, regarding NHS sick pay. Im going to sound stupid but i know you get one months full pay and 2 months half pay for a year or less service. Just wondering if the 'full month' is the hours worked eg: 3 long days is classed as a weeks pay?

Yes, so you’d get your normal basic wage for the first month.

It's probably a calendar month. Are you talking about the full month's sick pay? That'll be the 150 hours for full time workers.

The NHS does 6 months full pay?

Might depend on length of service. My old employer gave 6 months full then 6 months half regardless. They then changed it to you having to have 5 years service, if you were off sick it was pro-rated depending on length of service.

It’s set out depending on length of service. It normally increases by a month per year of service up to six months max. Think that’s set out by agenda for change.

@basket random
It's not a stupid question at all! Yes, for NHS sick pay, the "full month's pay" is calculated based on your usual working hours. So if you typically work three long days a week, your sick pay will reflect that. It's always good to clarify these details!