{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/statutory-sick-pay-rate-of-payment-order-1994/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1994/562",
  "legislation_title": "The Statutory Sick Pay (Rate of Payment) Order 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/statutory-sick-pay-rate-of-payment-order-1994",
  "path": "note",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order, which comes into force on 6th April 1994, substitutes alternative provisions for the paragraphs of subsection (1) of section 157 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (Rates of payment). The new provisions increase the lower rate of statutory sick pay from £46.95 to £47.80 per week. The higher rate remains unchanged at £52.50 per week. In addition the earnings band is altered so that the higher rate becomes payable where the employee’s earnings are normally £200.00 or more per week (increased from £195.00 or more per week) (article 2).\nArticle 3 contains transitional provisions for those employees who are incapable of work at the time of the change and would otherwise move from the higher to the lower rate of statutory sick pay.\nArticle 4 contains revocations consequential upon the coming into force of this Order.\nAn assessment of the cost to business of applying this Order has been placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament. Copies can be obtained by post from DSS, Room 903, Adelphi, 1-11 John Adam Street, London WC2N 6HT.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/562/note",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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