Accountants Sick Pay Calculator FAQ
Answers to common questions about estimating gross contractual sick pay, daily rates, allowances, separate payments, and payroll results.
This FAQ explains what the Accountants Sick Pay Calculator estimates, which inputs it uses, and why the payroll outcome may differ from a simplified estimate. Results should be checked against applicable employment terms, payroll processes, and relevant rules.
Using the calculator
Questions about the purpose of the estimate and the information needed.
What does the Accountants Sick Pay Calculator estimate?
It estimates an employee's gross contractual sick pay from salary, normal working days, absence days, paid allowance, employer pay rate, and any separately entered amount.
Which salary should be entered?
Enter annual gross salary before deductions. The appropriate treatment of variable pay or allowances depends on the relevant terms and payroll process.
Should sick days be calendar days or working days?
Enter contractual working days missed due to sickness, because the daily rate is based on normal working days per week.
What is the paid sick-day allowance?
It is the number of sick days available for payment under the relevant employer policy and period.
Calculation method
Questions about the formula used to estimate daily and contractual sick pay.
How is weekly gross pay calculated?
The calculator divides annual gross salary by 52.
How is normal daily gross pay calculated?
It divides estimated weekly gross pay by the employee's normal contractual working days per week.
How is contractual sick pay calculated?
Covered sick days are multiplied by normal daily gross pay and the employer sick pay percentage.
What is meant by paid sick days used?
It is the lower of sick days taken and the paid sick-day allowance entered.
Why are some sick days shown as not covered?
They exceed the paid allowance entered. The calculator does not assume another entitlement for those days.
Other payments and deductions
Questions about separate payments and the meaning of gross results.
Can I include a separately calculated sick pay amount?
Yes. Enter the total gross amount in Other sick pay due, and it will be added to contractual sick pay.
Can other sick pay include a statutory payment?
It can include a separately calculated amount, but the calculator does not assess eligibility or calculate statutory amounts automatically.
Does the result include tax and pension deductions?
No. The output is an estimated gross amount before tax, social security, pension, salary sacrifice, and other deductions.
Will other sick pay reduce the number of uncovered days?
No. The uncovered-day output is based only on absence days and the paid allowance; other sick pay only changes the gross total.
Accuracy and payroll checks
Questions about assumptions, differences from payroll, and appropriate use.
Why might the payroll figure differ from the calculator?
Payroll may use different salary-day conventions, pay periods, rounding, contractual provisions, qualifying conditions, or absence records.
Does the calculator track allowance already used earlier in the year?
No. Enter the remaining paid allowance available for the relevant period.
Does the calculator determine contractual entitlement?
No. It applies the allowance and percentage entered and does not interpret employment contracts or policies.
Is the estimate suitable for final payroll processing without checks?
It is a planning and checking estimate. Confirm inputs and applicable payroll requirements before processing.
What does the Accountants Sick Pay Calculator estimate?
It estimates an employee's gross contractual sick pay from salary, normal working days, absence days, paid allowance, employer pay rate, and any separately entered amount.
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