COVID-19 Statutory Sick Pay update for businesses with fewer than 250 employees

In the budget on 11 March the Chancellor announced support for small & medium sized employers to help them cope with the extra costs of paying COVID-19 related Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) by refunding eligible SSP costs.

Further details on the eligibility criteria for this scheme were published last week:

Unfortunately, the online service that employers will need to use to make the claim is still not available.

If you have any questions about either of these schemes or about the other help & support available from the Government at this time please do not hesitate to contact us.