DOUBLING the self-certification period for Statutory Sick Pay from seven to 14 days in cases of swine flu will have little impact on payroll administration, according to research conducted by the Institute of Payroll Professionals (IPP).
The study, conducted amongst members of the IPP, revealed that almost three quarters (73 per cent) of UK organisations are well prepared to cope with any Government contingency plans to change the sickness self-certification period.
More encouraging was the fact that only 16.5 per cent of members would have to make changes to their payroll software to accommodate this proposed change.
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