The Statutory Sick Pay (Rate of Payment) Order 1994

• Citation: S.I. 1994/562
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Statutory Sick Pay (Rate of Payment) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 6th April 1994 immediately after the coming into force of article 9 of the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 1994 .

(2) In this Order “the 1992 Act ” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.

Section 2 Substitution of provisions in section 157(1) of the 1992 Act

For paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) of section 157 of the 1992 Act, there shall be substituted the following paragraphs—

(a) £52.50, in a case where the employee’s normal weekly earnings under his contract of service with that employer are not less than £200.00; or

(b) £47.80 in any other case.

Section 3 Transitional provisions

Where in relation to statutory sick pay a period of entitlement as between an employer and an employee is running at 6th April 1994 and the employee’s normal weekly earnings under the contract of service with that employer are not less than, or are treated for the purposes of section 157(1) of the 1992 Act as not less than £195.00, they shall be treated for the purposes of that section as not less than £200.00 for the remainder of that period.

Section 4 Revocation

The following provisions are hereby revoked—

(a) article 2 of the Statutory Sick Pay (Rate of Payment) Order 1993 ;

(b) the Statutory Sick Pay (Rate of Payment) Order 1991 .