HMRC has updated its Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme guidance to clarify the evidence that employers can require from their employees to establish the employer\u2019s eligibility to claim under the scheme.<\/p>\n
Eligible employers can use the scheme to claim back up to two weeks of coronavirus-related statutory sick pay (SSP) per employee. HMRC\u2019s guidance has been updated to clarify that, although employees do not need to provide a doctor\u2019s fit note for employers to make a claim, they can request either:<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0an isolation note from NHS 111 \u2013 if the employee is self-isolating and cannot work because of coronavirus, or
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0a \u201cshielding note\u201d or a letter from the employee\u2019s doctor or health authority advising them to shield because they are at high risk of severe illness from coronavirus.<\/p>\n
The scheme applies where employees are unable to work (including from home) because they:<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0have coronavirus symptoms
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0are self-isolating because someone they live with has symptoms
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0are self-isolating because they\u2019ve been notified by the NHS or public health bodies that they\u2019ve come into contact with someone with coronavirus
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0are shielding and have a letter from the NHS or a GP telling them to stay at home
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0have been notified by the NHS to self-isolate before surgery for up to 14 days.<\/p>\n
Employers can make more than one claim per employee, but they cannot claim for more than two weeks of SSP in total for that employee.<\/p>\n
HMRC has updated its Coronavirus Statutory Sick<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2551,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[150,1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n