In 2020 Budget the Chancellor announced details about a new coronavirus (COVID-19) Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme which will allow small and medium sized employers, with fewer than 250 employees, to apply to HMRC to recover the costs of paying Statutory Sick Pay to their employees.
On Friday 3 April HMRC issued updated guidance which includes information about who can use the scheme and the records employers must keep. This new guidance can be found here.
HMRC is working urgently to set up a system for reimbursement as existing systems are not set up to facilitate payments to employers.
Details about when the new Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme can be accessed and when employers can make a claim will be announced as soon as possible.
Contact us
If you require assistance in dealing with any of the new procedures being introduced, please get in touch with Jim McMahon on Jim.McMahon@balfour-manson.co.uk or 07850 772215.
If you require further employment law advice, contact Robert Holland on Robert.Holland@balfour-manson.co.uk or 07850 918761.
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Coronavirus: Statutory Sick Pay Scheme
In 2020 Budget the Chancellor announced details about a new coronavirus (COVID-19) Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme which will allow small and medium sized employers, with fewer than 250 employees, to apply to HMRC to recover the costs of paying Statutory Sick Pay to their employees.
On Friday 3 April HMRC issued updated guidance which includes information about who can use the scheme and the records employers must keep. This new guidance can be found here.
HMRC is working urgently to set up a system for reimbursement as existing systems are not set up to facilitate payments to employers.
Details about when the new Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme can be accessed and when employers can make a claim will be announced as soon as possible.
Contact us
If you require assistance in dealing with any of the new procedures being introduced, please get in touch with Jim McMahon on Jim.McMahon@balfour-manson.co.uk or 07850 772215.
If you require further employment law advice, contact Robert Holland on Robert.Holland@balfour-manson.co.uk or 07850 918761.