Statutory sick pay?

[gingerjedi]

I know as a director you can claim maternity and paternity pay from the government but what about statutory sick pay?

Obviously it won’t be much but as a tax payer I should be entitled to something surely?

[ASB]

I know as a director you can claim maternity and paternity pay from the government but what about statutory sick pay?

Obviously it won’t be much but as a tax payer I should be entitled to something surely?

Yes you can claim it subject to all the normal rules. What your company will get back (if anything) depends upon the same set of rules.

This should tell you how to claim from your employer:-
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/lifeevent/bene...y_sick_pay.asp

This should tell you how your employer gets the money back (if applicable):-
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/spmmanual/SPM10965.htm

[TheFaQQer]

Maximum is £75.40 a week to claim back,minus something for your Class 1 NICs.

Assuming that you pay yourself minimum wage. There are some good calculators which show you what the employee can get and what the employer can claim back.

[diesel]

Maximum is £75.40 a week to claim back,minus something for your Class 1 NICs.

Assuming that you pay yourself minimum wage. There are some good calculators which show you what the employee can get and what the employer can claim back.

i pay myself directors fee only not min wage, am i still entitled to this? If so how does one claim if off work for say a week?

[TheFaQQer]

Have a look at the DWP website and fill out their calculator - it will ask you if you are a director, and then you have to fill in what you've been paid.

IIRC though, you have to be paid more than a certain amount to be able to claim anything.

[expat]

i pay myself directors fee only not min wage, am i still entitled to this? If so how does one claim if off work for say a week?

Statutory Sick Pay is funded by wage taxes. Why should you get any if you don't pay them?

[Alan @ BroomeAffinity]

Statutory Sick Pay is funded by wage taxes. Why should you get any if you don't pay them?

IIRC, if you are not entitled to SSP, then you can apply for sickness benefit direct from the DWP.

Disclaimer: this might be wrong and I am thinking of SMP and maternity benefit.

[diesel]

Have a look at the DWP website and fill out their calculator - it will ask you if you are a director, and then you have to fill in what you've been paid.

IIRC though, you have to be paid more than a certain amount to be able to claim anything.

To get SSP you must be:

Sick for at least 4 or more days in a row (including weekends and bank holidays). This is known as a Period of Incapacity for Work.
Earn, before tax and National Insurance an average of £90.00 a week. This is called the Lower Earnings Limit for National Insurance Contributions (NIC). The amount you need to earn is lower than the amount when you have to start paying NIC’s or would start paying if you were treated as an employed earner.


My directors fee is based on £106 pw before NI & tax.
calculator link
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/calcs/ssp.htm

not sure as i am director does that mean i am employee as well?

[TheFaQQer]

not sure as i am director does that mean i am employee as well?

Not necessarily - you need a contract of employment to be an employee. There may be an implied contract for you, though.