SICK PAY CLAIMS CORONAVIRUS
By Michelle Courtney SELECT Benefits Manager
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ELECT’s welfare benefits scheme covers sickness benefit for operatives and staff who are registered by Member companies, who pay for it with a welfare credit.
These welfare benefits give peace of mind to employers and employees during uncertain times and ensure cover is in place when it is needed. With claims for COVID-related illnesses becoming more noticeable – and of course expected – here are some FAQs for everything relating to sick pay claims and the processes involved with making a claim.
If an employee is off due to COVID, what are the rules for claiming? We will process a claim for COVID- related illnesses, using a process that’s the same as for any other claim. For operatives, we pay out from week three onwards and for staff members from day four onwards. A claim form would be submitted along with a fit note or proof of the illness.
Our employee does not have a fit note but has tested positive for COVID and needs to self- isolate. What do we send as proof of a claim?
All we would require is a completed claim form and a copy of the employee’s confirmation that they have tested positive. This can be a copy of the text or any other documentation they may have.
12 CABLEtalk APRIL/MAY 2021
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Te COVID-19 pandemic has seen the SELECT welfare credit scheme offer peace of mind thanks to sickness benefit payouts. But as an employer, how does the scheme work? And how do you make a claim if an employee does fall ill? Our in-house expert is here with all the answers…
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