Statutory Sick Pay and agency workers on short-term contracts

In Issue 28 of the online Employer Bulletin we advised you that following the Court of Appeal Judgement in the case of Commissioners for HMRC v Thorn Baker Limited and others, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Ministers have decided to take steps to restore the Government’s policy intention that Agency workers with contracts of less than three months should be entitled to SSP. Subject to Parliamentary approval, regulations will give effect to this intention from 27 October 2008. For details on the operation of these regulations and the introduction date (which at time of publication was uncertain) employers should consult our website.