Statutory Sick Pay
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Statutory Sick Pay is a UK government-mandated payment that employers must provide to eligible employees who are unable to work due to illness for a limited period.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Statutory Sick Pay canonical | 1 |
| Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations 1982 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12903282 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Statutory Sick Pay Context triple: [Incapacity Benefit, relatedBenefit, Statutory Sick Pay]
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A.
Statutory Maternity Pay
Statutory Maternity Pay is a UK government benefit that provides eligible employees with paid leave from work around the time of childbirth.
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B.
Jobseeker’s Allowance
Jobseeker’s Allowance is a UK welfare benefit that provides financial support to people who are unemployed and actively looking for work.
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C.
Sick Leave
"Sick Leave" is a poem featured in Siegfried Sassoon’s World War I collection *Counter-Attack and Other Poems*, reflecting the physical and psychological toll of war.
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D.
Maternity Allowance
Maternity Allowance is a UK social security benefit that provides financial support to pregnant women and new mothers who do not qualify for statutory maternity pay, typically based on their recent work and National Insurance record.
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E.
Employment and Support Allowance
Employment and Support Allowance is a UK social security benefit that provides financial support and work-related assistance to people whose ability to work is limited by illness or disability.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Statutory Sick Pay Target entity description: Statutory Sick Pay is a UK government-mandated payment that employers must provide to eligible employees who are unable to work due to illness for a limited period.
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A.
Statutory Maternity Pay
Statutory Maternity Pay is a UK government benefit that provides eligible employees with paid leave from work around the time of childbirth.
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B.
Jobseeker’s Allowance
Jobseeker’s Allowance is a UK welfare benefit that provides financial support to people who are unemployed and actively looking for work.
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C.
Sick Leave
"Sick Leave" is a poem featured in Siegfried Sassoon’s World War I collection *Counter-Attack and Other Poems*, reflecting the physical and psychological toll of war.
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D.
Maternity Allowance
Maternity Allowance is a UK social security benefit that provides financial support to pregnant women and new mothers who do not qualify for statutory maternity pay, typically based on their recent work and National Insurance record.
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E.
Employment and Support Allowance
Employment and Support Allowance is a UK social security benefit that provides financial support and work-related assistance to people whose ability to work is limited by illness or disability.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Kingdom employment right
ⓘ
sick pay scheme ⓘ social security benefit ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Department for Work and Pensions
ⓘ
UK Government ⓘ
linked to:
UK government
|
| appliesInJurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
agency workers who are employees for tax purposes
ⓘ
fixed-term employees ⓘ part-time employees ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
employee
ⓘ
worker classified as employee for tax and NI purposes ⓘ |
| coexistsWith | occupational sick pay schemes ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| durationLimit | 28 weeks per period of sickness ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriterion |
being absent from work due to illness
ⓘ
being an employee ⓘ being sick for at least 4 consecutive qualifying days ⓘ earning at least the Lower Earnings Limit for National Insurance ⓘ having done some work for the employer ⓘ providing required sickness evidence if requested ⓘ |
| employeeObligation |
must notify employer of sickness within employer’s time limit
ⓘ
must provide fit note after 7 calendar days of sickness if required ⓘ |
| employerObligation |
must keep records of SSP payments
ⓘ
must pay eligible employees who are off sick ⓘ |
| exclusionCriterion |
being in custody or on strike
ⓘ
being in the armed forces ⓘ being on Statutory Maternity Pay ⓘ being self-employed ⓘ having already received the maximum period of SSP for a spell of incapacity ⓘ |
| fundingSource | employers ⓘ |
| governedBy | HM Revenue and Customs guidance ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialGuidance | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992
ⓘ
Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations 1982 ⓘ
linked to:
Statutory Sick Pay
|
| legalForm | statutory entitlement ⓘ |
| minimumRateDeterminedBy |
UK Government
ⓘ
linked to:
UK government
|
| payableBy | employer ⓘ |
| paymentFrequency | same pattern as normal wages ⓘ |
| purpose |
protect employees who cannot work due to illness
ⓘ
provide income during short-term sickness absence ⓘ |
| rateType | flat weekly rate ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Employment and Support Allowance
ⓘ
Universal Credit ⓘ |
| replaces | contractual sick pay when contractual sick pay is not available ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Class 1 National Insurance contributions
ⓘ
Income Tax ⓘ |
| taxStatus | taxable income ⓘ |
| waitingDaysRule | not payable for the first 3 qualifying days of sickness in many cases ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Statutory Sick Pay Description of subject: Statutory Sick Pay is a UK government-mandated payment that employers must provide to eligible employees who are unable to work due to illness for a limited period.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Statutory Sick Pay