§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what guidance he has issued to employers about payment of statutory sick pay to employees with less than two years' service.
§ Mr. ScottEntitlement to statutory sick pay (SSP) is not dependent on an employee having worked for an employer for two years. Sufficient information to enable employers to administer the SSP scheme is contained in the "Quick Guide to SSP" and more detailed information is in the employer's manual to SSP. A copy of each was issued to all known employers in February 1989 for use from April 1989, and a revised edition of the quick guide was issued in February 1990.