Statutory Sick Pay
PurePro allows employers to add and manage sick pays for employees who are unable to work due to illness or injury. Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) is paid for PAYE workers who meet requirement criteria.
Adding Statutory Sick Pay
To add a statutory sick pay for a worker, follow these steps:
Navigate to Payroll → Payments
Click on "Create New"
Select a worker
Select "Statutory Sick Pay" under "Rate"
Add relevant details, as required
Click on "Save"
Users can process backdated payment by selecting a previous period under "Transaction".
Statutory Sick Pay is paid if worker is sick for more than 3 consecutive days (depending on their shift pattern).
The "Transactions" view shows a breakdown of SSP paid per week. Users can also access the payslip from this view.
As required by the law, workers earning below Lower Earnings Limit (LEL) are not eligible for Statutory Payments; However, payroll managers can override these requirements to process a payment where an employee's pay falls under LEL limit.
To override LEL requirements, follow these steps:
Navigate to Payroll → Payments
Click on "Create New"
Select a worker
Select a "Statutory Payment" under "Rate" as required
Add relevant details, as required
Enable "Override LEL Validations"
Add "Weekly Earnings Amount" to be used for overriding validation
Click "Save"
When processing Statutory Sick Pay for a worker, PurePro application, automatically processes an absence for the worker against the related period.
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