The Department for Communities has made a Statutory Rule entitled “The Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Coronavirus Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020" (S.R. 2020 No. 351), which comes into operation on 24 December 2020.

These Regulations amend the Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982 (S.R. 1982 No. 263) in order to ensure that individuals will be eligible for Statutory Sick Pay for the full period for which they are required to self-isolate, including where they have tested positive for coronavirus, or where they are in a household with someone who has tested positive. This Statutory Rule therefore reflects the changes to public health advice on self-isolation in Northern Ireland, which came into effect on 14 December 2020.

Copies of the Rule may be purchased from the Stationery Office at www.tsoshop.co.uk or by contacting TSO Customer Services on 0333 202 5070 or viewed online at www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr.