Budget 2021: Delivering his Budget to the House of Commons, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has confirmed that the statutory sick pay (SSP) rebate scheme for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will remain in place.
The scheme, which was announced at last year’s March Budget, allows SME employers to claim a refund for statutory sick pay in relation to Covid-19 (Coronavirus) of up to two weeks of eligible SSP costs per employee.
The scheme was put in place as a temporary measure to support employers in response to the pandemic and high levels of sickness absence.
Tynan Barton is a business journalist and has been writing in the employee benefits and HR field for over 15 years. She joined Employee Benefits in 2010 as reporter, and has been features editor since 2011.View full profile
