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Category: Pay and compliance

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Pay and compliance

Statutory Sick Pay for Small Businesses: The 2026 Rules

What the April 2026 reforms mean for small employers: day-one SSP, the £123.25 rate, the new 80% of earnings rule, worked examples, and what a week of absence actually costs you.

23 Jul 202611 min read

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