Statutory Sick Pay

noun [U] (abbreviation SSP) LAW, HR, WORKPLACE

Definition

› money that an employer must by law pay to an employee who is unable to work because of illness: To qualify for Statutory Sick Pay, you need a certificate after seven consecutive days' illness.

(Definition of Statutory Sick Pay noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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