Statutory Sick Pay Calculator
At Ivy Jane HR Services, we know how important it is for employers to manage absence effectively while staying compliant with statutory obligations. Our SSP Eligibility Calculator is a quick and reliable tool designed to help you determine how many days of Statutory Sick Pay an employee may be entitled to—based on the start and end dates of their sickness absence.
Use this calculator to support accurate payroll decisions and streamline your HR processes with confidence.
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CALENDAR LOGIC:
The code calculates the number of days a person is eligible for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) based on a user-provided start and end date of their sickness period.
Calculation Breakdown:
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Input Validation:
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Checks that both start and end dates are entered.
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Ensures the format is DD/MM/YYYY.
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Verifies that the start date is not after the end date.
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Date Conversion:
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Converts the string input into valid JavaScript Date objects using the parseDate function.
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If the input is not a valid calendar date, it returns an error.
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Total Sick Days:
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Uses the calculateDaysBetween function to get the number of days between the start and end dates (inclusive).
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SSP Eligibility Rules:
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SSP starts from the 4th consecutive sick day, so the first 3 days are waiting days and not paid.
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SSP is only paid for up to 28 weeks (196 days).
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Paid Sick Days:
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sspEligibleDays = total sick days - 3 (waiting days).
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actualPaidDays = lesser of sspEligibleDays or 196.
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SSP Payment Calculation:
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Weekly SSP rate (as of 2024) = £116.75.
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Daily rate = weekly rate ÷ 7.
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Total SSP = actualPaidDays × daily rate.
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Output:
Displays:
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The number of paid SSP days.
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The estimated total SSP payment, rounded to two decimal places.
