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SSP legislation

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Summary

General information about statutory sick pay (SSP) when using Sage 50 Payroll Ireland.

Description

In November 2021, Revenue published the draft Sick Leave Bill 2021 - DETE (enterprise.gov.ie), providing further detail on the proposed scheme: 

  • Paid sick leave for up to five sick days in 2024
  • Employers pay SSP at 70% of normal wages, up to a maximum of €110 per day
  • To qualify for SSP, the employee must have been working for the employer for 13 weeks
  • The employee must also obtain certification from a GP stating they're unfit to work

NOTE: You can implement your own sick pay scheme instead of SSP, provided it offers equal or higher pay than SSP.

Processing SSP

To qualify for SSP, you need to have employed the employee for at least 13 weeks. Their GP also needs to certify them as unfit to work.