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Sickness absence and sick pay

New and updated

  • Type:
    Quick reference

    Statutory sick pay (SSP)

    Updated to reflect the statutory sick pay rate in force from 6 April 2025. 

  • Date:
    5 March 2025
    Type:
    Editor's choice

    Take part in our 2025 sickness absence survey

    Take part in the latest Brightmine research on sickness to receive the latest insights on a variety of absence-related topics, including absence rates, sick pay and absence management.

  • Type:
    Employment law guide

    Statutory sick pay

    Updated to reflect the response to the consultation on strengthening statutory sick pay, which confirms the percentage rate that will be payable to those earning below the rate of statutory sick pay.

  • Date:
    5 March 2025
    Type:
    News

    SSP changes mean 1.3m will receive up to £100 more a week

    More than a million low-paid workers will be entitled to higher statutory sick pay rates in changes expected to be introduced next year.

  • Type:
    Legal timetable

    Changes to eligibility for statutory sick pay

    Updated to reflect the publication of the Government's response to its consultation on strengthening statutory sick pay, which was published on 4 March 2025.

  • Type:
    Employment law cases

    Disability-related absence: tribunal round-up

    We look at three cases where employers have lost "discrimination arising from disability" claims after treating workers unfavourably because of disability-related absence.

  • Date:
    6 January 2025
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Employment law 2025: Six key tasks for HR

    In 2025, HR professionals face the unique challenge of dealing with business-as-usual employment law changes, such as increases in statutory maternity, paternity and sick pay, while also beginning their preparations in earnest for the looming Employment Rights Bill. We look at what HR needs to do to meet its employment law obligations and prepare for the coming year

  • Date:
    6 December 2024
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Employment Rights Bill: 10 key policies employers must revamp

    The Employment Rights Bill packs 28 imposing employment law reforms into its 158 pages. While HR professionals await the substantive details needed to flesh out the Bill, we outline the key policies that you will need to update and an overview of what those updates might involve.

  • Date:
    22 November 2024
    Type:
    News

    Statutory maternity, paternity and sick pay confirmed for 2025

    The 2025-26 rates for statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and sick pay have been published by the Government.

  • Date:
    24 October 2024
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Webinar: Employment Rights Bill - how HR can get ahead of the changes

    In this webinar, Brightmine legal editors Stephen Simpson and Zeba Sayed explain what the changes are going to be, what employers can do now to begin preparing and the potential timelines for implementation.