HMRC has updated its guidance Statutory sick pay: employee fitness to
work to add new examples of the types of evidence
an employer can ask an employee to provide after being off sick for seven days
where the absence relates to coronavirus. Proof of sickness might include an
isolation note from the NHS where the employee is unable to work because of coronavirus
or as a result of being required to self-isolate having come into contact with
someone who has the virus. The guidance notes that, although employers should
be clear about what evidence they expect employees to provide, SSP must not be
withheld where medical evidence is provided late, given that employees may
themselves face delays or practical difficulties in acquiring the relevant
documentation.
HMRC has updated its guidance Statutory sick pay: employee fitness to
work to add new examples of the types of evidence
an employer can ask an employee to provide after being off sick for seven days
where the absence relates to coronavirus. Proof of sickness might include an
isolation note from the NHS where the employee is unable to work because of coronavirus
or as a result of being required to self-isolate having come into contact with
someone who has the virus. The guidance notes that, although employers should
be clear about what evidence they expect employees to provide, SSP must not be
withheld where medical evidence is provided late, given that employees may
themselves face delays or practical difficulties in acquiring the relevant
documentation.
