sick pay entitlement following long term absence due to illness

[sardonicus]

Hi

I just wondered if some one could help me.

I was off for 7 months following a stroke, and I received 6 months contracted pay, and then 1 month 1/2 pay.

I returned to work but was on rehab for many months before returning to my duty.

roll on 20 months or so, not had a day off with illness since returning, but unfortunately I now have back problems.

I took painkillers for a few weeks to stay working but eventually my back collapsed and I am unable to work, unable to walk, bent over double and cant sleep etc etc etc and am taking painkillers to keep it in some sort of control but they are pretty effectless, im in constant excruciating pain.

My question is- does anyone know if I am entitled to sick pay, and if so at what rate?

I read or heard somewhere that following a long term illness in which sick pay exhausted the 6 month period., that I was not entitled to sick pay for 4 years?

Is it correct or is it a year? or any deadline?

My worry is that I am not now entitled to sick pay for my present condition, which hopefully will not be long term, but a few weeks, Ive now been back about 19/20 months

any help/advice

thanks in advance

we rise again!

[Yamr1]

You get full sick pay for the first 6 months your off sick , but I'm positive not a 100% but,
Your entitled to 1 years full sick pay over a 4 year period,
So you should be OK bud give hr a phone number is on your payslip but I'm positive that's how it work's

[97gaz]

I'm guessing you have enough service to qualify for sick pay due to the fact you once got 1/2 sick pay.

Sick pay is paid at six months full pay and six months half pay. This is paid only in any rolling four year period so once you hit a total of one years sick in four years your pay drops to zero.

[Schiff]

I'm guessing you have enough service to qualify for sick pay due to the fact you once got 1/2 sick pay.

Sick pay is paid at six months full pay and six months half pay. This is paid only in any rolling four year period so once you hit a total of one years sick in four years your pay drops to zero.

Not quite. You would still get Statutory Sick Pay.

[97gaz]

I'm guessing you have enough service to qualify for sick pay due to the fact you once got 1/2 sick pay.

Sick pay is paid at six months full pay and six months half pay. This is paid only in any rolling four year period so once you hit a total of one years sick in four years your pay drops to zero.

Not quite. You would still get Statutory Sick Pay.

That's as maybe but not what he was asking.

[sardonicus]

Hi

Thanks for all your answers, its very much appreciated!

Still a bit confused.

As I understand (after much research), sick pay is paid as below?

In any 4 year rolling period a max of 12 months full/half sick pay ex ssr entitlement etc

In any 12 months - First 6 months, full contractual pay
2nd 6 months, half contractual pay

In any 4 year period sick pay is only paid at half contractual pay if you received full contractual sick pay for the preceeding 6 months?

[rogersh]

VERSION 02 JANUARY 2018 Page 1 of 6

Sick Pay and Sick Pay Conditions Policy

Entitlement

During absence from work due to sickness or injury, full- and part-time nonmanagerial employees recruited on or after 3 June 2002 will receive:
• During the first twelve months of service, statutory sick pay only

• After twelve months' service, full rate sick pay for the first six months (26 weeks) of any spell of absence, followed by half rate sick pay
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• Full rate sick pay will not be paid in total for more than 6 months (26 weeks) during any calendar year. Further periods will be paid at half rate, but no sick pay (other than at pension rate where applicable) will be paid when the employee has been absent for a total of 12 months (with or without pay) in any period of four years

• If entitlement to full and half rate sick pay has been exhausted, employees who are contributing members of the Royal Mail Pension Plan will be paid at a rate equivalent to the highest rate of pension they would be eligible to receive if dismissed on ill health grounds, or at sick pay at half rate if lower During absence from work due to sickness or injury, managerial employees, and other full- and part-time employees recruited before 3 June 2002 will receive:

• Full rate sick pay for the first six months (26 weeks) of any spell of absence followed by half rate sick pay

• Full rate sick pay will not be paid in total for more than 6 months (26 weeks) during any calendar year. Further periods will be paid at half rate, but no sick pay (other than at pension rate where applicable) will be paid when the employee has been absent for a total of 12 months (with or without pay) in any period of four years

• If entitlement to full and half rate sick pay has been exhausted, employees who are contributing members of the Royal Mail Pension Plan will be paid at a rate equivalent to the highest rate of pension they would be eligible to receive if retired on ill health grounds, or sick pay at half rate if lower

• Sick pay will not be paid for any period for which maternity pay is appropriate

• Casual employees are not eligible for any Royal Mail sick pay but may be entitled to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)

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