Legislation – The Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Coronavirus Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

Amendment of the Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations2.

(1)

The Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19825 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 2(persons deemed incapable of work) —

(a)

in paragraph (1), in the introductory words, omit “either”;

(b)

at the end of paragraph (1)(a), omit “or”;

(c)

after paragraph (1)(b)6 insert—

“ ; or

(c)

he is—

(i)

isolating himself, from other people in such a manner as to prevent infection or contamination with coronavirus disease, in accordance with guidance published by the Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well-being7 and effective on 12th March 2020; and

(ii)

by reason of that isolation is unable to work..”.

(3)

After paragraph (2) insert—

“(3)

For the purposes of paragraph (1)(c)—

“coronavirus disease” means COVID-19.”.