Statutory Sick Pay set at £123.25 per week

Eligible employees can get £123.25 a week SSP or 80% of normal weekly earnings, whichever is lower, paid by employers for up to 28 weeks.

GOV.UK states that eligible employees can receive Statutory Sick Pay when they are too ill to work. The payment is made by your employer for up to 28 weeks. The current guidance gives a weekly amount of £123.25 or 80% of normal weekly earnings, whichever is lower.

The payment guidance explains that your employer uses average weekly earnings over an eight week period to calculate the amount. It also says an employee who has not yet received eight weeks of pay can still qualify. The lower earnings based amount means not every eligible employee receives £123.25.