Shielding was brought in through regulations from 16 April and will occur where an employee has received a letter issued by the NHS, their GP or their hospital consultant informing them that they should remain shielded for a period of 12 weeks.
Employers, wishing to make a claim will need to have access to PAYE online or have authorised their agent to act on their behalf for PAYE online.
Information that is needed includes:
Employer PAYE reference number
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• Contact details i.e. name and phone number, of the person making the claim – or who can help in the event of a query • UK bank account or building society account sort code and account number plus the name on the account and the address of account holder (that is used with that account) – where the account can receive BACs payments • The total amount of SSP paid due to coronavirus absence to eligible employees • Number of employees being claimed for • Start and end date of claim
The weekly rate of SSP that will have been paid is either £94.25 up to 5 April 2020, and since 6 April 2020 is now £95.85.
The employer must keep complete records of the absences, including which days would have been qualifying days, for three years following receipt of payment. For Coronavirus absence SSP becomes payable from the first day of absence but the period of absence must be a minimum of four days.
State Aid
In making the claim the employer will be declaring that their claim will not take them over the allowable state aid limit allowed which will be €800,000. If the employer is in the agricultural sector the limit is €100,000 or the aquaculture and fisheries sector where it is €120,000.
For guidance and to claim see gov.uk.
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Self Isolation due to Contact Tracing notification now a reason for SSP incapacity 29 May 2020
The Department for Work and Pensions have laid a fourth set of regulations that come in to force from 28 May 2020
The Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Coronavirus Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 apply across Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) and will ensure that for a person who has been advised, by a relevant notification, that they have had contact with a person who has coronavirus, and that they should stay at home and self-isolate as a result, is deemed to be incapable of work, and therefore entitled to Statutory Sick Pay.
Guidance on GOV.UK has been updated with this latest development.
CIPP comment
The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals
Payroll: need to know
cipp.org.uk
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