Accountants Sick Pay (Monthly) Calculator Examples
Worked monthly sick pay examples showing how salary, sick days, waiting days, and employer sick pay rates affect estimated gross pay.
These worked examples use the calculator's daily-rate approach: salary is divided by scheduled working days, worked days receive normal pay, and eligible sickness days receive the selected employer sick pay percentage. They are gross-pay illustrations only.
Short absence within the waiting period
An employee on £3,000 per month has 20 scheduled working days, takes three sick days, and the policy has three unpaid waiting days.
Input Summary
Gross monthly salary
£3,000
Working days in month
20 days
Sick days taken
3 days
Unpaid waiting days
3 days
Employer sick pay rate
60%
Calculation Breakdown
- 1Daily pay£3,000 / 20£150.00
- 2Eligible sick daysmax(3 - 3, 0)0 days
- 3Worked pay£150 × (20 - 3)£2,550.00
- 4Employer sick pay£150 × 0 × 0.60£0.00
- 5Gross monthly pay£2,550 + £0£2,550.00
Result Summary
Gross monthly pay
£2,550.00
Accountants Sick Pay (Monthly) Calculator
Estimated gross monthly pay is £2,550.00, a £450.00 reduction from normal gross salary.
Five sick days at 60% employer sick pay
An employee earns £4,000 per month, has 22 working days, takes five sick days, and receives 60% employer sick pay after three waiting days.
Input Summary
Gross monthly salary
£4,000
Working days in month
22 days
Sick days taken
5 days
Unpaid waiting days
3 days
Employer sick pay rate
60%
Calculation Breakdown
- 1Daily pay£4,000 / 22£181.82
- 2Eligible sick daysmax(5 - 3, 0)2 days
- 3Worked pay£181.8182 × 17£3,090.91
- 4Employer sick pay£181.8182 × 2 × 0.60£218.18
- 5Gross monthly pay£3,090.91 + £218.18£3,309.09
Result Summary
Gross monthly pay
£3,309.09
Accountants Sick Pay (Monthly) Calculator
Estimated gross monthly pay is £3,309.09, including £218.18 of employer sick pay.
Longer absence with full employer sick pay after waiting days
An employee earns £5,500 per month, has 22 working days, takes 10 sick days, and receives 100% employer sick pay after two unpaid waiting days.
Input Summary
Gross monthly salary
£5,500
Working days in month
22 days
Sick days taken
10 days
Unpaid waiting days
2 days
Employer sick pay rate
100%
Calculation Breakdown
- 1Daily pay£5,500 / 22£250.00
- 2Eligible sick daysmax(10 - 2, 0)8 days
- 3Worked pay£250 × 12£3,000.00
- 4Employer sick pay£250 × 8 × 1.00£2,000.00
- 5Gross monthly pay£3,000 + £2,000£5,000.00
Result Summary
Gross monthly pay
£5,000.00
Accountants Sick Pay (Monthly) Calculator
Estimated gross monthly pay is £5,000.00, a £500.00 reduction from normal pay.
No waiting days at partial sick pay
An employee earns £2,800 per month, has 20 working days, takes four sick days, has no waiting days, and receives 75% employer sick pay.
Input Summary
Gross monthly salary
£2,800
Working days in month
20 days
Sick days taken
4 days
Unpaid waiting days
0 days
Employer sick pay rate
75%
Calculation Breakdown
- 1Daily pay£2,800 / 20£140.00
- 2Eligible sick daysmax(4 - 0, 0)4 days
- 3Worked pay£140 × 16£2,240.00
- 4Employer sick pay£140 × 4 × 0.75£420.00
- 5Gross monthly pay£2,240 + £420£2,660.00
Result Summary
Gross monthly pay
£2,660.00
Accountants Sick Pay (Monthly) Calculator
Estimated gross monthly pay is £2,660.00, a £140.00 reduction from normal pay.
How to Read Your Results
Estimated gross monthly pay combines full pay for worked days with employer sick pay for eligible sickness days.
Employer sick pay is the amount paid for eligible absence days only; it does not include worked pay.
Eligible sick pay days are sickness days remaining after unpaid waiting days are deducted.
Pay reduction compares the estimated gross monthly pay with the normal gross monthly salary.
A result of zero employer sick pay can mean that all sickness absence falls within waiting days or that the selected rate is 0%.
The outputs are gross estimates and are not take-home pay figures.
Assumptions & Important Notes
- Each example spreads salary evenly over the scheduled working days for that month.
- Sick days are treated as scheduled working days rather than calendar days.
- Waiting days are unpaid under the selected employer policy.
- The examples do not add statutory sick pay, tax, pension deductions, or other payroll items.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use these examples with a different monthly salary?
Yes. Replace the salary and working-day inputs, then follow the same daily-rate and eligible-day steps.
Why do the examples use working days rather than calendar days?
The calculator allocates pay across scheduled working days, so sickness absence should be entered in working days.
What if the employer pays sick leave from day one?
Enter zero waiting days. All recorded sick days, up to the working-day cap, become eligible for the employer sick pay rate.
What if sick pay is paid at 100%?
Eligible sick days receive the normal daily rate. Any unpaid waiting days still reduce pay under this calculation.
Are these examples net pay calculations?
No. They show gross pay before deductions and other payroll adjustments.
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