Before You Start
This guide focuses on the core setup steps 1&2 to get SSP enabled and ready. For a full understanding of eligibility, complex scenarios, and go-live options, please refer to the comprehensive User Guide: Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) 2026.
1. Enable the SSP Feature
Follow these steps within your administrator settings to activate the functionality:
Navigate: Go to Administrator and search for Payroll Config.
Select Subsidiary: Open the configuration for your UK Subsidiary.
Custom Forms: Scroll down to the Custom Forms section.
Activate: Select UK and check the box to Enable SSP.
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Save: Click Save to apply the changes.
2. Review Pay Component Sub-Types
The system relies on three specific bundle-delivered components to track leave and calculate statutory pay. Ensure their settings match the configuration rules detailed in the table below:
| Component | Script Constant | Time Entry | Leave Request | ESS/MyPay | Purpose |
| UK Sick Leave | UK_SICK_LEAVE |
Enabled | Enabled | Enabled | Input used for leave recording and tracking. |
| Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) | SSP |
Enabled | Disabled | Disabled | System-generated pay. Note: This component is automatically created and calculated during time entry on payroll run processing. |
| UK SSP Unpaid Leave | UK_SSP_UNPAID |
Enabled | Disabled | Disabled | System unpaid tracking and adjustment records. |
⚠️ Important: System script constants & bundle requirements
For payroll calculations and UK compliance features to run seamlessly, your environment must contain active, bundle-delivered script constants.
🚨 Critical Rule: These pay component sub-types are bundle-delivered and must never be marked as inactive. Deactivating or altering these system-defined components will disrupt automated statutory processing and cause errors during your payroll runs.
3. Critical Note on Historical Data
The system does not include historical SSP data by default. This is a vital consideration because a lack of history can impact:
Average Weekly Earnings (AWE).
The "linking" of related periods of sickness.
Existing sickness records at the time of enablement.
📺 Video Tutorial: Enabling & Configuring SSP
Video Description: This 4-minute walkthrough demonstrates how to navigate to the Payroll Config menu, enable the UK SSP feature for your subsidiary, and audit your Pay Component Sub-Types to ensure correct system behavior.
Next Steps: You must decide on your historical data strategy and create the necessary time entries to ensure linking and review behavior are accurate .