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»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýappre are some voluntary records that the employer may find useful to keep such as:

• any doctor’s statements or other certificates received. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp employer may keep or copy the original, or at least record the date the doctor signed the statement

• the date of receipt
• the period it covers
• the nature of the illness, and

• details of the rules about notification of sickness and the date this was done. This information is useful if a dispute arises about late notification of sickness and any decision to withhold SSP.

Other useful information would be:

• any records of QDs in each PIW. Employers may need this information if HMRC is asked to decide on SSP entitlement. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýappy may also need to record this information on form SSP1, see SPM110700 and
• records of days for which SSP was not paid and the reason why.