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Answer
Responses %
Be paid at a higher rate
63
Be payable from day 1
53
Not be subject to the LEL
26
Allow for flexible returns to work (i.e. part days)
42
Be left as it is
11
You can see that the most supported choice for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) ‘to be paid at a higher rate’ comes in at 63%, this alternative can aid workers with financial hardship especially with the cost-of-living crisis.
Whereas only 26% of the votes nomin ated for SSP ‘not to be subject to LEL’.
53% have voted for SSP to ‘be payable from day 1’ which may help reduce the administrative burden but could cause a rise in costs for employers.
It seems there is a sincere call for changes to the current SSP fr amework, with just 11% voting for SSP ‘to be left as it is’.
Additionally, CIPP are supporting the Safe Sick Pay campaign run by the Centre for Progressive Change (CPC). CPC promotes to build national organising campaigns for a more progressive society. To find out more on the work they do and the campaigns report, click on the link here.
Your input really is appreciated, please keep an eye out for our next Quick Poll so you can continue to have your say.
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New Quick Poll: Will you / did you pay employees early around the Christmas period?
Published: 19 December 2022 Emailed: 21 December 2022
The latest quick poll is now available on the CIPP news page. With only 5 working days remaining to the much-awaited merry break, the policy team would like to know if your organisation is paying or have paid employees early this festive period? As payroll professionals we all know how important it is to report Real Time Information (RTI) via a Full Payment Submission (FPS) on or before the contractual pay date. However, special rules apply if you are closing early for Christmas or the New Year period. If you are paying early this festive period, you must report your normal or contractual pay date on the FPS. For example, if employees are usually paid on 30th December but will now get paid on 20th December, you will have up to and including 30th December to report to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for your December payroll. Reporting your usual pay date to HMRC, ensures you are compliant and this will also protect employees on Universal Credit.
Further guidance on this topic can be found on the GOV.UK site.
We also would like to give a final reminder to plan your payment deadlines ahead of the festive closure if you pay via Bacs. You can read more on this here.
The Quick Poll should take less than a minute to respond to, and we would like to thank you in advance for your participation.
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