Create an SSP Work Schedule Calendar (UK)

Create work schedule calendars for workers.

Security: Set Up: Payroll (SSP) - UK
domain in the UK Payroll functional area.

You can set up a work schedule calendar to determine the working pattern of a worker on Statutory Sick Pay (SSP). When a worker has no SSP calendar defined, Workday uses a calendar with 7 working days in a week.

Example: Use a work schedule calendar to record shift patterns that span over 2 days. Using a calendar for cross-day shifts means that Workday only allocates 1 day of SSP to a worker for a shift.

Access the

Create UK SSP Work Schedule Calendar Rule

task.

Define the eligibility conditions for the SSP work schedule calendar.

Access the

Create UK SSP Work Schedule Calendar

task.

As you complete the task, consider:

Option	Description
Holiday Calendar	Define the calendar to use for public holidays. Workday considers all bank holidays defined on the holiday calendar as nonworking days.
Include Non Working Days for SSP	Select how to treat nonworking days during and after an SSP absence in the Period of Incapacity for Work (PIW). Between Sicknesses : When there are no working days between 2 SSP absences, Workday includes the nonworking days in the PIW. Example: A worker with a Monday-to-Friday work schedule is absent on Friday and Monday, Workday determines the PIW as Friday to Monday. Between Sicknesses and up to Next Working Day : Workday includes in the PIW all consecutive nonworking days between the SSP absence and the next working day. Example: When a worker with a Monday-to-Wednesday work schedule is absent on Wednesday, Workday determines the PIW as Wednesday to Sunday. From 6th April 2026, due to the Employment Rights Bill removal of the waiting period, these options have the same behaviour. From that date, both will result in the PIW being formed on day 1 of a worker's sickness.
Use Work Schedule for Calendar Event	(Optional) Select the check box to create an SSP calendar using the days specified as qualifying days on the worker's general work schedule calendar. Workday no longer uses any existing calendar event settings for the worker.

(Optional) Not required if you select the

Use Work Schedule for Calendar Event

check box. From the related actions of the SSP work schedule calendar, select

Calendar

Add Calendar Event

Enter these settings to define the worker's working days:

Option	Setting
Start Date	The first day of the first work period.
Recurs Every x Weeks	1
Days(s) of the Week	Select the worker's actual working days.

To define an SSP work schedule calendar, using a calendar event, for the London
pay group, create an SSP work schedule calendar rule with these settings:

Source External Field or Condition Rule	Relational Operator	Comparison Type	Comparison Value
Pay Group	in the selection list	Value specified in this filter	London

After creating the calendar, you can define a Monday-Friday work schedule starting in 2026 for all workers in the pay group. To define the schedule, add an SSP work schedule calendar event with these settings:

Option	Setting
Start Date	January 1, 2026
Recurs Every x Weeks	1
Days(s) of the Week	Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Create Work Schedule Calendars