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	Subject: Sickness issues and SSP
	1		Under what circumstances do I have to pay sick pay?
	2		Do we have to pay statutory sick pay (SSP) if we have our own sick pay scheme?
	3		How much is SSP?
	4		Under what circumstances should I pay more than SSP?
	5		Can I recover sick pay, or is it just another expense?
	6		When am I supposed to start paying SSP?
	7		Do I pay it gross, or do I deduct tax and NI?
	8		How long do I have to carry on paying SSP?
	9		Do part-timers qualify for sick pay, and if so, at the full rate or pro-rata?
	10		What can I require employees to produce, by way of evidence that they are genuinely ill?
	11		What can we do when an employee takes frequent short absences and we suspect malingering?
	12		One of our employees is claiming sick pay, but we believe he is moonlighting. Can we stop paying SSP?
	13		We have a sick employee who seems unlikely ever to work again. Can we terminate his contract of employment?
	14		We have a comparatively new employee with a neurological condition that he did not tell us about when interviewed. Can we dismiss him?
	15		Am I allowed to ask job applicants for details of any illnesses lasting more than three days over the past five years?
	16		If I refuse to employ someone because she has a poor sickness record, could she sue me for discrimination?
	17		What do I have to say about sick pay in my employment terms?
	18		What happens to employees once SSP runs out? Am I responsible for continuing to pay them, or what?
	19		What penalties could I incur if I don't pay sick pay?
	20		What do I do about team bonuses, if one member of the team has been off sick for most of the relevant period?