Eligible for pay whilst isolating?

[Paul_B]

I have tried to find an answer online but can't seem to find anything.

My wife only works one day a week at the moment. She was off for 2 weeks as she had to self-isolate (I tested positive for covid). She hasn't been paid for these 2 days. Just trying to find out if she should have been paid or not.

Thanks in advance.

[DoubleD]

What have her company said?

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Paul_B said:

I have tried to find an answer online but can't seem to find anything.

My wife only works one day a week at the moment. She was off for 2 weeks as she had to self-isolate (I tested positive for covid). She hasn't been paid for these 2 days. Just trying to find out if she should have been paid or not.

Thanks in advance.

AIUI - I don't think there's any formal Government guidance on this and it depends on the Company and how considerate they are.

I assume it wasn't possible for your wife to work from home. Whilst i makes absolute sense for her to SI the $64m question is - who bears the cost of this? I don't think the Company is legally obliged to pay, as she's not sick.

Given that we are 7 months into the Pandemic I'm surprised this hasn't already happened elsewhere in your wife's Company so I would have assumed they would have had some kind of guidance by now.

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"sick pay isolation" first hit is the .gov.uk website with the latest.

[Paul_B]

Thanks for the responses. Looking at the eligibility on the gov site, it looks like she doesn't quite earn enough.