I work for a private sector company that operates in over 20 countries. The sick pay policy is 8 weeks of full pay then Statutory Sick Pay (c. £109 a week).

Wondering what other people in large private companies get? Thanks!

31 comments

  1. Full pay 26 weeks, half pay next 26 weeks

    Bonus gets removed after 10 weeks sick in one year.

  2. SSP in a buisness that employs 500-600 in the UK so hardly large.

    I earn a lot in bonuses though so that’s enough to keep sick calls for when I’m actually sick though

  10. So far most of the replies have been that companies are very generous. Kinda goes against the usual Reddit posts that all businesses are out to screw their employees.

  12. Absolutely fuck all!

    I had a bad cough / cold this week, went in three days anyway but couldn’t make the last two, I was just too ill. Used all my holiday allowance already so now I’ve lost two days wages.

    Construction. You’ve got to love it?

  13. No sick pay and limited compassionate/special. Legal minimum mat/pat.
    It fucks me off when we have ‘team meetings’, to be told how well the company is doing and how much money we are making.
    Tight cunts.

  14. Full pay for 6 months then half pay for 6. I am off at the moment due to a broken bone. Back in January.

  17. Ours just changed to 10 paid days a year… I never really get sick luckily but this is a great reason for more staff to leave (which is happening in droves)

  18. I’d have to check my contract but I’ve been paid in full for every day so far (including a long spell for covid in 2020).

    We’re in an industry where it’s pretty standard to have at least six months on full pay then 50-80% indefinitely through the insurance. I’ve known a colleague take over five years whilst overcoming cancer.

  21. 6 months full pay, then nothing. Used to get the same again on half pay but we lost that a good few years ago. Unfortunately we don’t get anywhere near that for paternity leave (maternity gets 6 months full pay), makes you wonder if you could get diagnosed with a case of “new dad” from your GP?

  22. 6 months full pay and 6 months half pay with any holidays accrued in that time to be taken upon return, including bank holidays.

    For example, if you’re on the sick over Christmas, you click for Christmas Day and Boxing Day as lieu days to be taken as you haven’t benefited from being off from work as you’re sick.

    Also, sick pay is also at average earnings, so you don’t miss out on overtime when you’re off sick.

    A very generous policy.

  23. 6 months full pay and after that half pay. Never been off for a few days at a time until this summer when I needed a month to recover from pacemaker surgery. Very lucky to have a decent safety net to fall back into if needed.

  25. 8 weeks full pay then 75% income protection until retirement. I know of one guy who was off sick with 75% pay for 4 years before they found a way to get rid of him.

  26. CSP for up to 2 weeks after 6 months, with a further week added per year of service.

    Problem is that overlooks the fact that pretty much all contracts are part time so CSP still isn’t great.

  28. We used to get full pay for as long as we needed but one person completely abused it (her attendance for her last year there was around 30%, always just coughs and colds except for the time she said she’d caught an illness from her dog) and the director lost his shit and took it away from everyone. We’re on statutory sick pay now and most people just use up holiday when they’re ill so they don’t lose money.

  29. SSP for me after 2 days. My company is a £60+million company. Thats why in 18 years I have about a week off sick total.

  31. I actually left my old job yesterday. They paid absolutely nothing if you went sick. And after three days you’d be entitled to SSP.

    Oddly enough this didn’t discourage people going sick, if anything it actually made it worse because people tended to have an attitude of ‘well, if they’re not going to pay me they won’t really mind’.

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