In a bid to further compensate businesses who have fallen short amid the coronavirus pandemic, the government has today launched a scheme to help employers cover the costs of sick pay.
Titled the Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme, applications are being welcomed from small and medium-sized employers with fewer than 250 members of staff to recover the costs of paying coronavirus-related Statutory Sick Pay (SSP).
They can claim for up to two weeks - worth nearly £200 per employee. The scheme was first announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak at the Budget and is now an online service being run by HMRC.
To receive the rebate, employers will need to go online and input simple information on the employees being claimed for, and if