Regulation 20 Reference by an employee of questions relating to statutory sick pay or statutory maternity pay for determination by an adjudication officerI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

A question in relation to statutory sick pay or statutory maternity pay to which sections 20(3), 21(4), 22(1) and (2) and 23(2) of the Administration Act applies may be submitted to an adjudication officer by the employee concerned in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation and not otherwise.

(2)

A reference of any such question by an employee shall be made by way of an application in writing in a form approved for the purpose of the Secretary of State or in such other manner, being in writing, as he may accept as sufficient in the circumstances.

(3)

Such an application made by an employee shall—

(a)

be delivered or sent to a local office within 6 months of the earliest day in respect of which liability for statutory sick pay or statutory maternity pay is in dispute; and

(b)

state the grounds (if any) on which the applicant’s employer has denied liability for statutory sick pay or statutory maternity pay in respect of the period specified in the application.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 20 in force at 10.8.1995, see reg. 1(1)