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Depends on the employer, but at the least you will be entitled to statutory sick pay(SSP). Most employers will cover the first 5 to 10 sick days without any cha

Depends on the employer, but at the least you will be entitled to statutory sick pay(SSP). Most employers will cover the first 5 to 10 sick days without any changes to your pay. After a certain time period this may drop to 80% of wages and then after another defined period of time SSP kicks in, which is usually significantly reduced pay but you are paid and your job will remain open for you to return.

eterm 5y ago
And to clarify further for the US audience, this first 5-10 days doesn't come out of holiday (vacation) time/pay, there isn't combined "PTO" in the UK; sick days and vacation time are treated separately. In fact, you even still accrue vacation time while off sick, I was off sick for a year and when I came back HR came to me with the news that I had extra holiday to use the next year because it been rolled over from when I was off sick. If you're sick while on holiday you can even try to claim the days back although most people don't as that's seen as taking the piss a bit.