Genre: Instruction

If you are working and are sick for four or more days in a row , you should be entitled to Statutory Sick Pay ( SSP ) from your employer for up to 28 weeks in any sick spell or series of linked sick spells . You will be entitled to SSP only if , before your sickness spell , your average weekly earnings started at or above the lower earnings limit at which National Insurance ( NI ) contributions become payable . SSP is the legal minimum that your employer has to pay , but your work contract may provide better conditions , so check your company's sick pay arrangements . You must tell your employer that you are sick and produce a certificate after seven days . You can get this from your GP . Your employer will then pay your SSP to you in the same way as your salary . If you are still sick after 28 weeks you can claim Incapacity Benefit . You can find out more from the Department for Work and Pensions website link below .