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Add a Sick Time Off Policy

Sick leave is a period of time that an employee takes off from work due to illness or injury. It is a type of paid time off policy that allows team members to take time off for sickness. In Workmax, you can add a sick time off policy to your account to manage sick leave for your team members.

Employees get up £116.75 per week Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) if they're too ill to work. It's paid by their employer for up to 28 weeks. Employees must be off work for at least 4 days in a row (including non-working days) to be eligible for SSP. They can't get SSP for the first 3 days they're off work, unless they've been off work sick for at least 4 days in a row, including non-working days.

You can also provide an enhanced sick leave policy that offers more than the statutory minimum. This can include additional weeks of paid sick leave, a higher percentage of the employee's average weekly earnings, or other benefits.

Add a Sick Leave Policy​

To add a sick leave policy in Workmax, follow these steps:

  1. Sign in to your "Workmax" account with an admin account.
  2. Go to the "Time off requests & policies" section.
  3. Select the "Policies" tab.
  4. Click on the "Add time off policy" button.
  5. Select your policy type as "Sick Leave".
  6. Enter the policy details.
    • Name
    • Description
    • Default policy (Yes/No)
    • Policy limit (Yes/No)
    • Policy limit amount in weeks
  7. Enter the policy stages.
    • Stage Name
    • Either or (Yes/No)
    • Based on (Yes/No)
    • Fixed Value
    • Percentage
    • Weeks - Number of weeks
  8. Select the team members the policy applies to.
  9. Click on the "Save & continue" button.
  10. Review the policy details and click on the "Save" button.

Workmax will now add the sick leave time off policy to your account. The policy will be available for team members to request sick leave. If you have any questions or need help, please contact Workmax Support.

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