英國勞工法例給予僱員非常優厚的病假待遇，因此有機會遭到濫用，TYE不鼓勵濫用病...

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June 11, 2021

英國勞工法例給予僱員非常優厚的病假待遇，因此有機會遭到濫用，TYE不鼓勵濫用病假，但你絕對需要了解一下有關方面的勞工權益。

請病假 Taking Sick Leave

Employees can take time off work if they’re ill. They need to give their employer proof if they’re ill for more than 7 days.

員工生病時可請假，若請病假超過7日，須向僱主提供證明，例如醫生紙 fit note / sick note。

若員工請病假少於7日，可通過 self-certification 自我證明生病，而無需向僱主提供醫生證明。

If employees are self-isolating and cannot work because of coronavirus (COVID-19) they can get an ‘isolation note’ online from NHS 111. They do not have to go to their GP or a hospital.

若員工因武漢肺炎須要接受隔離，可到以下 NHS 網頁索取隔離證明 isolation note：

https://111.nhs.uk/isolation-note/

資料來自英國政府網頁：

https://www.gov.uk/taking-sick-leave

法定有薪病假 Statutory Sick Pay

You can get £96.35 per week Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) if you’re too ill to work. It’s paid by your employer for up to 28 weeks.

合資格人士若因病無法上班，可享有每星期 £96.35 的法定有薪病假，僱主須向僱員支付最多28星期的有薪病假。

You cannot get less than the statutory amount. You can get more if your company has a sick pay scheme (or ‘occupational scheme’) - check your employment contract.

有薪病假不可少於 SSP 金額，但可按照僱傭合約中的 sick pay scheme / occupational scheme 給予僱員更高金額。

資料來自英國政府網頁：

https://www.gov.uk/statutory-sick-pay

To qualify for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) you must:

• be classed as an employee and have done some work for your employer

• earn an average of at least £120 per week

• have been ill or self-isolating for at least 4 days in a row (including non-working days)

符合 SSP 資格的僱員必須：

• 被界定為員工，並曾為僱主工作

• 每星期的薪金最少有 £120

• 最少生病 / 自我隔離 4日 (包括非工作日子)

可參考 TYE 之前一篇文章，了解一下自己的僱傭身份是不是員工：

https://www.facebook.com/testyoureng/posts/445058183575278

You must usually tell your employer you’re unable to work before the deadline they set (or within 7 days if they have not set one).

You could lose some of your SSP if you do not tell your employer in time.

你必須在僱主設定的限期前通知僱主請病假，若僱主沒有設定限期，你必須在7日內通知僱主。若沒有及時通知僱主，你有機會失去部分法定病假。

You will not qualify if you:

• have received the maximum amount of SSP (28 weeks)

• are getting Statutory Maternity Pay

• are self-isolating after entering or returning to the UK and do not need to self-isolate for any other reason

以下情況員工不符合享有法定病假：

• 已經享用28星期的法定病假

• 正在使用法定產假

• 返回英國後正在自我隔離，而本身你無須為武漢肺炎外的原因自我隔離

You can still qualify if you started your job recently and you have not received 8 weeks’ pay yet. Ask your employer to find out more.

若你為僱主工作未夠8星期，你依然有機會符合享有SSP資格，你需向僱主查詢。

資料來自英國政府網頁：

https://www.gov.uk/statutory-sick-pay/eligibility

從事農業工作人士可享有法定農民病假 Agricultural Sick Pay 及農民最低工資 Agricultural Minimum Wage，詳情可參考以下英國政府網頁：

https://www.gov.uk/agricultural-sick-pay

Employees who are off work sick for more than 4 weeks may be considered long-term sick. A long-term sick employee is still entitled to annual leave.

員工約請病假超過4星期，會被界定為長期患病，但依然可享有法定假期。

Dismissing a long-term sick employee

As a last resort, employers can dismiss an employee who is long-term sick, but before they can do this employers must:

• consider if an employee can return to work - such as by working flexibly or part-time, doing different or less stressful work (with training if necessary)

• consult with employees about when they could return to work and if their health will improve

僱主可辭退長期患病員工，但必須先：

• 考慮員工能否回到工作崗位，例如提供彈性工作、兼職、擔任不同或較少壓力的工作 (即使需要培訓)

• 諮詢員工何時能夠工作及他們的健康情況會否改善

資料來自英國政府網頁：

https://www.gov.uk/taking-sick-leave

An employee can take their case to an employment tribunal if they think they’ve been unfairly dismissed.

若員工覺得被不公平辭退，可向以下部門求助：

Employment Tribunal

Telephone: 0300 123 1024

Telephone: 0300 303 5176 (Welsh language)

Telephone: 0300 790 6234 (Scotland)

Textphone: 18001 0300 123 1024 (England and Wales)

Textphone: 18001 0300 790 6234 (Scotland)

Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service

Telephone: 0300 123 1100

Textphone: 18001 0300 123 1100

Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm

詳情可參考以下英國政府網頁：

https://www.gov.uk/employment-tribunals

英國的僱主經常埋怨僱員濫用病假，因此你的病假記錄會是背景審查 background check 的重要事項，TYE 不鼓勵你濫用病假來懲罰僱主。

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Ada Hung
Noted with thanks .
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Ada Hung
Hongkonger在世界各地生活、工作，继續有拚搏精神及以謙卑的心態去融入各地~ 生活節奏、飲食文化、工作文化、社會制度等，努力哦~
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WN CA
英國做老細要好小心
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  WN CA 係，請錯人好大件事，所以background check一般會做得好嚴謹
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Ada Hung
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PakLim Wong
Sick Note 已經冇用好耐, 現在叫Fit Note
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  PakLim Wong 一樣
  //Employees must give their employer a doctor’s ‘fit note’ (sometimes called a ‘sick note’) if they’ve been ill for more than 7 days in a row and have taken sick leave. //…
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Oscar Or
Tommy Cheuk
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Billy Sung
最少生病4日先合SSP資格, 咁如果請1日病假, 係咪果日無薪? THX
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  Billy Sung 4日後先qualify攞ssp
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