Additional SSP and SMP Entitlement Conditions

This table explains how the system handles different SSP and SMP entitlement conditions:

Entitlement Condition	Resolution	Comments
Absence is entered after an employee's termination date. (SSP)	The system displays a warning on the Absence Data page.	The employee is not paid SSP.
Absence start date is more than 11 weeks before the EWC. (SMP)	The system displays a warning on the Absence Data page.	The employee is paid SMP as the system assumes that the birth is premature.
An employee is sick on the hire date. (SSP)	The system displays a warning on the Absence Data page.	If you enter an absence, Global Payroll for the UK assumes that the employee has done some work for the employer and SSP must be paid.
An employee works part of a day during an absence. (SSP)	None.	SSP is not paid for any part day that an employee has worked.
Average weekly income is less than the LEL. (SSP and SMP)	Global Payroll for the UK calculates the employee's average earnings and override is included on the page.	If average earnings are below the LEL, SSP and SMP are not paid.
Birth occurs before the date that the employer was notified, or no notification has been given. (SMP)	Global Payroll for the UK does not pay SMP unless you enter a date in the Form MATB1 Received field on the UK Maternity Leave page in HR.	The employee must notify the employer of the actual date of the birth and the expected date of the birth.
Employee is in continuous employment for 26 weeks prior to and including the Qualifying Week. (SMP)	Select the Eligible for Maternity based on Employment Conditions check box on the UK Maternity Leave page in HR.	If the employee has not been in continuous employment for the qualifying period, leave the check box deselected. SMP is paid only for an employee if you select this check box.
Employee is over 65 or under 16 at start of PIW. (SSP)	The system displays a warning on the Absence Data page in the core application.	The employee is not paid SSP.
No MATB1 form. (SMP)	Global Payroll for the UK does not pay SMP unless you enter a date in the Form MATB1 Received field on the UK Maternity Leave page in HR.	Enter a date in the Form MATB1 Received field on the UK Maternity Leave page in HR.
No notification of absence 28 days after the birth. (SMP)	The system displays a warning on the UK Maternity Leave page if you do not enter a date in the Form MATB1 Received field on the UK Maternity Leave page.	Enter a date in the Form MATB1 Received field on the UK Maternity Leave page.
PIW spans over three years. (SSP)	None.	Global Payroll for the UK does not pay SSP on the date when the PIW reaches the three-year mark.
Pregnancy related illness within four weeks prior to the EWC. (SMP)	The system displays a warning message if you enter an SSP absence within four weeks of the EWC.	Global Payroll for the UK does not pay SSP if the absence is pregnancy related and within four weeks of the EWC.