The Statutory Sick Pay (Coronavirus) (Suspension of Waiting Days and General Amendment) Regulations 2020

Statutory Instruments

2020 No. 374

Social Security

Terms And Conditions Of Employment

The Statutory Sick Pay (Coronavirus) (Suspension of Waiting Days and General Amendment) Regulations 2020

Made

at 11.50 a.m. on 27th March 2020

Laid before Parliament

at 6.00 p.m. on 27th March 2020

Coming into operation

28th March 2020

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 151(4) and (4A) and 175(1) and (3) to (5A) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 M1 and section 40(1) to (4) of the Coronavirus Act 2020 M2, makes the following Regulations.

In accordance with section 173(1)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 M3, it appears to the Secretary of State that by reason of the urgency of this matter it is inexpedient to refer the proposals in respect of regulations 3 to 5 of these Regulations to the Social Security Advisory Committee.

Marginal Citations

M11992 c. 4. Sections 151(4A) and 175(5A) were inserted by section 41 of the Coronavirus Act 2020. Section 151(4) was amended by section 11(1) of and paragraph 34 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994. Section 175(1) and (4) was amended by section 2 of and paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 c. 2. Section 175(5) was amended by section 11(1) of and paragraph 34 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 c. 18.