
Manage Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) in QuickBooks Online Advanced Payroll
by Intuit•4• Updated 1 month ago
Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) is the legal minimum you must pay an employee who is off work due to illness. In QuickBooks Online Advanced Payroll, you can manage SSP payments, update linked absences, and handle situations where an employee doesn’t qualify.
Before you begin
Before processing SSP, make sure the employee meets the qualifying criteria:
- Period of Incapacity for Work (PIW): The sickness must last four or more consecutive days, including non-working days and weekends. Sickness lasting fewer than four days doesn’t meet SSP requirements.
- Average Weekly Earnings (AWE): The employee must earn at least the Lower Earnings Limit (LEL) for National Insurance.
- Qualifying Days: These are the days the employee usually works and are used to calculate waiting days and SSP payments.
- Waiting Days:
- Average Weekly Earnings (AWE): The employee must earn at least the Lower Earnings Limit (LEL) for National Insurance.
Adding Statutory Sick Pay for an employee
Watch the quick video below or follow the steps to add Statutory Sick Pay to a pay run for an eligible employee.
Linking absence and waiting days
If an employee is off sick again within eight weeks of a previous PIW, the absences are linked. In this case, you don’t need to apply the three waiting days again.
Employee doesn't qualify for Statutory Sick Pay
If an employee isn't eligible for SSP, it could be because they have already received the maximum 28 weeks of SSP or they don't earn enough. In these cases, you'll need to fill out an SSP1 form.
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