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Last Updated: 2026-04-03
Set Up Time Offs for Statutory Sick Pay (UK)

Set Up Time Offs for Statutory Sick Pay (UK)

Define which time offs are associated with Statutory Sick Pay (SSP).
  1. Access the
    Maintain Payroll Country Time Off Payment Types
     task.
  2. On the
    Sickness
    tab, add a row for each
    Time Off Type
     associated with SSP. Examples: Sick (Days), or Sick (Hours).
    If you calculate SSP in hours:
    • In the
      Maintain Feature Opt-Ins
       report, enable the
      SSP Support for Sick Time Off in Hours
       feature to use this functionality.
    • The worker must have a work schedule calendar assigned.
    • If the worker has a work schedule pattern, their meal break duration is excluded from the count of planned working hours for a given day.
For eligible workers, when you place them on this type of time off, Workday creates a PIW and pays minimum sick pay according to UK regulations.