The Department for Communities has made a Statutory Rule entitled “The Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Coronavirus Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020” (S.R. 2020 No.186), which comes into operation on 26th August 2020.

Regulation 2 amends Schedule 1 to the Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982 (S.R. 1982 No. 263) to provide that a person is entitled to statutory sick pay if they -

(a) have been notified that they are to undergo a surgical or other hospital procedure;

(b) have been advised to stay at home for a period of up to 14 days prior to being admitted to hospital for that procedure; and

(c) stay at home pursuant to that advice.

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.