My SSP stopped, employer didn't tell me

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lcs14

I'm looking for help and advice. I have been on sick leave from work since 24th February this year, 2022. I received SSP and company sick pay in my April and May monthy wage payments. I didn't get anything for March for the sick leave, as the way cut off days work, the SSP and CSP wouldn't be applied to that month's payment so my March pay was all the hours I worked through February.

In my contract, I'm entitled to 15 weeks of company sick pay, paid at pro-rata (I'm a part time worker). My contracted hours are 8 per week, but I work on average 18-25 hours per week (it varies week to week) and this had been the case for the previous year before I went off sick, and before the pandemic when my place of employment was closed and I was on Furlough from April 2020 - January 2021.

However, for my June pay I have received nothing. No CSP and no SSP. My pay balance is quite literally zero. My employer didn't inform me my SSP was ending or I would no longer be receiving it. My CSP should also still apply as it falls under the 15 week period for this month's payment. The end of the 15 week period is 9th June and this date actually applies to my July pay, the way the pay dates work (we are paid for the hours worked the previous month).

I am more concerned and confused about why my SSP was stopped and why I wasn't told it would be stopping. Had I known, I would have applied for ESA so I could have that for when my SSP stopped. I have now applied for this.

Is my company in the right to do this? I don't want to name the company, but it is a large UK based cinema. I have provided fit notes from my doctor and this is applied on my company's rota app - all dates since 24th February until my current in place fit note until 30th June are in place and it states I am off on absence.

My manager has been in contact with payroll and I'm waiting to hear back from them, but I thought I would ask for advice in the meantime and for if payroll get back to me to say this is correct and infact, my payment for June is nothing.

poppy123456

SSP is payable for 28 weeks so unless it's been this amount of time then it shouldn't have stopped.

To claim New style ESA you will need your SSP1 form as well as a fit note. Have you spoke to your employer? If you haven't then you need to do this.

If SSP has ended, the ESA can be backdated for a maximum 3 months but it can't be paid at the same time as SSP. You will also need to have paid the correct amount of NI contributions in tax years April 2019 to March 2021.