Your Service

£
OSP entitlement scale
ServiceFull payHalf pay
Under 1 year1 mo2 mo
1–3 years2 mo2 mo
3–5 years4 mo4 mo
5+ years6 mo6 mo

Your Entitlement

Service band5+ years
Full pay
6 months
≈ £18,853 gross
Then half pay
6 months
≈ £9,426 gross
Total paid sickness absence12 months
Entitlement is per rolling 12-month period. During half-pay periods you may also qualify for Statutory Sick Pay where OSP falls below it. Staff on Band 1–3 pay protection or with zero reckonable service receive SSP only. Check Section 14 of the AfC handbook for full rules.
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