Regulation 2 Amendment of the Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations

Schedule 1 to the Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982^f1 is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).

In paragraphs 2 and 4 for “10” substitute “11”^f2.

In paragraph 3 for “14” substitute “11”.

For paragraph 5C^f3 substitute—

“5C.

The person (P), or someone P lives with or is in an extended household or a linked household with (S), has tested positive for coronavirus and P or S is staying at home —

(a)

for—

(i)

the period specified in a relevant notification which informs P or S that they had tested positive for coronavirus; or

(ii)

in any other circumstances, 11 days beginning with the day on which P or S first had the symptoms of coronavirus or, if earlier, the day on which P or S was given the coronavirus test which returned a positive result;

(b)

for—

(i)

the period specified in a relevant notification which informs P that they have had close contact with a person who has tested positive for coronavirus; or

(ii)

informs S that they have tested positive for coronavirus; or

(c)

if P still has symptoms of coronavirus at the end of the period mentioned in sub-paragraph (a)(i) or (ii) (as the case may be), until P no longer has those symptoms.”

In paragraph 6, in the definition of “relevant notification”^f4, after “means a notification” insert “given orally (either in person or by telephone) or”, and omit “sent”.