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Last Updated: 2026-03-13
Enter SSP History (UK)

Enter SSP History (UK)

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Process: Payroll SSP History (Create Data) - UK
 domain in the UK Payroll functional area.
To continue workers' Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) records in Workday Payroll for the UK, you can enter their payroll SSP history from external payroll systems.
  1. Access the
    Create UK Payroll SSP History
     task.
    You can search for a worker by name, pay group, or employee ID in the payroll SSP history tasks and reports.
  2. Enter the previous
    Average Weekly Earnings
    .
    Required, even if the worker has zero earnings.
  3. (Optional) Select
    SSP Absence History
     to enter historical SSP data.
    If you record a worker's sickness history in Workday, as either time off or leave of absence, you might not complete the history fields.
    To record a full sickness history, enter the
    Last PIW Start Date
    ,
    Last PIW End Date
    ,
    Waiting Days
    , and
    First Day of SSP
    .
    Option Description
    Last PIW End Date
    Enter the end date of the Period of Incapacity for Work (PIW) entered in the
    Last PIW Start Date
    .
    Total Number of Waiting Days
    Enter the number of waiting days (WD) used in the current PIW. If the current PIW is linked to a previous PIW in which you didn't use all WD, enter the number of remaining WD.
    From 6th April 2026, due to the Employment Rights Bill removal of the waiting period, Workday ignores any value entered in this field.
  4. (Optional) Enter the number of SSP weeks and days taken. Enter either:
    • Total Number of Payment Days for SSP
      , if you have an SSP work schedule calendar. Workday uses the calendar effective at the time of the
      Last PIW Start Date
       and
      Last PIW End Date
       to calculate SSP weeks and days taken.
    • Number of SSP Weeks and Days Taken (Decimal Weeks)
      , if you don't have an SSP work schedule calendar.
You create SSP history for the worker, continuing their SSP into Workday. If you entered absence history, Workday SSP calculations won't use any sickness history previously recorded in Workday as either time off or leave of absence.