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Keep records of Statutory Sick Pay to make coronavirus claims

Qualifying businesses should ensure that they keep records of statutory sick pay as evidence for future reclaims from the government.

The Tax Faculty of ICAEW understands that the development of a mechanism to enable businesses to recover coronavirus-related SSP is some months away.

In light of this, employers might want to make payments of SSP related to COVID-19 within a special pay element of their payroll set up so that they can easily evidence a future reclaim.

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