incentives and support for the many employers who wish to do more but lack access to advice, resources or support.
A ‘part-time sick pay’ system, which already operates in the Nordic countries, is designed to support people with temporarily reduced work capability to remain in work by making sick pay arrangements more flexible. Commenting on the paper, lead author Karen Steadman - researcher at The Work Foundation - said: “Fluctuating health conditions are a very real threat to the sustainability of the UK workforce, and the resilience of UK businesses. It is our hope that government heeds this warning, and takes action to support employers in developing businesses that reflect the needs of the workforce, ensuring their productivity into the future. The introduction of statutory part-time sick pay and growing income protection would go a long way to supporting those with fluctuating conditions. However, it is essential that government also impacts upon workplace culture and practice to ensure that employers fulfil their obligations to help their employees.”
Read the full report: Fluctuating conditions, fluctuating support: Improving organisational resilience to fluctuating conditions in the workforce
Statutory Sick Pay page updated to include SSP rates for 2015 tax year
27 February 2015
GOV.UK pages have been updated to include the daily rates for Statutory Sick Pay for the 2015-16 tax year.
The updated page for Statutory Sick Pay: manual calculations also includes a reminder about the abolition of recovery under the Percentage Threshold Scheme (PTS), along with information about making late claims for PTS for periods of sickness up to and including 5 April 2014 and that from 6 April 2016 no further claims will be accepted.
When did you last get asked about Maternity Allowance?
9 March 2015
Setting aside the new kid on the block, Shared Parental Pay, Statutory Maternity Pay is the main maternity benefit that the Payroll Profession is concerned about, but when the SMP1 pack is issued and the telephone rings, where do you turn to in order to find out about Maternity Allowance?
The Department for Work and Pensions has a useful guide - Maternity benefits: technical guidance .
CIPP comment The CIPP run a half day course filled with detailed information regarding Shared Parental Leave & Pay. Visit the CIPP website for dates and locations.
Fit for Work goes live
12 March 2015
The Fit for Work advice service is live and the referral service will roll-out shortly.
Once referred by their GP, employees will be able to get tailored advice from an occupational
CIPP Policy News Journal
08/04/2015, Page 482 of 521
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