How long can you be off work on Sick Pay?

Answer 1

right they are all wrong.
in the uk you are off with a sick note ,no pay for the first three days,then statutory sick pay kicks in at about £70 per week.after 26 weeks if you are still off sick you automatically get incapacity benefit.

Answer 2

It depends on the company you work for. In most places you are entitled to a week off sick with a self certificate, after that you must have a valid Doctors note for each week, during this time you should get full pay. After 6 months you are entitled to statutory sick pay (not sure how much it is now) and an amount that your company gives you, where I used to work you got half pay for 6 months plus the statutory sick pay form the government. After 12 months you get nothing.

Answer 3

In the United States: Your company has an authorized number of days for which you can be "sick" and still draw a normal day's pay. After that time you can continue by using your vacation days. Your company might also have an insurance program that pays you PART of your salary for "short term disability" and even for a "long term disability." After that, they don't pay you, but - and this is where I'm guessing - state rules define how long you can be away from the work before they can replace you with another employee.

Answer 4

In the USA, companies are not required to provide any sick pay at all, so you are just subject to the rules of your employer. No law will protect you.

However, the Family Leave Act allows you to take up to 12 weeks of UNPAID leave without being fired. They must also maintain your health insurance benefits, although you are responsible for what you would normally pay out of your paycheck. When you come back, your job must be waiting for you. Generally, an employer requires you to use all your paid leave before going on unpaid leave in this manner.

After 12 weeks, they can fire you, but you can collect unemployment and qualify for CORBA, which can be used to maintain your health insurance.

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Answer 5

you can be signed off sick for as long as you want. it is up to the company as to how long they will pay you however as it is not law that they must pay it. you are entitled to statutory sick pay from the government so if your pay has been stopped contact the dss

Answer 6

company sick pay - depends on your contract

SSP - 26 weeks, although be aware that any sick periods within a 13 week timeframe count as the same period for SSP so this might reduce it.

remember that SSP isnt going to be anything like your normal pay.

Answer 7

I was signed of work for 4 months last year, because i had a fractured clavicle.....Then the year later they sacked me for having too much time off, the yr before..& i had a sick notes for that time off,,,,that sucks

Answer 8

all companies differ and will pay you in full for a certain amount of time (maybe up to a month or more if your lucky) and then you will go onto statutory sick pay at approx £50+ a week

Answer 9

Forever! You don't even have to go back if you don't want to.
But I think what you really want to know is how long your work will pay you for not doing anything.
It depends on a lot of things.
Only you and your employee would know that!

Answer 10

I managed two years before transferring to 18 years plus on my employers invalidity benefit (90% of pay plus partial inflation!)
You should be so lucky!
But I am sure that the period of 2 years is correct!