As an agency worker, you will be entitled to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) if:
- your normal weekly earnings exceed £116 a week (if your pay varies, your entitlement depends on your average pay over the previous eight weeks); and
- you are absent from work due to illness for at least four consecutive days (including weekends, bank holidays and days that you do not normally work).
If you qualify for SSP, it is normally paid in the same way as your wages. It is paid at a flat rate of £92.05 since April 2018 and can be paid for up to 28 weeks if your sickness lasts that long. It is not paid for the first three days that you are on sick leave – these are called 'waiting days'.
