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# The Employment Rights Act 2025 (Statutory Sick Pay) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2026 No. 210
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
STATUTORY SICK PAY
The Employment Rights Act 2025 (Statutory Sick Pay) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
Made
3rd March 2026
Laid before Parliament
5th March 2026
Coming into force
6th April 2026
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 154(1) of the Employment Rights Act 2025.

## 1 Citation, commencement and extent {#regulation-1}

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Rights Act 2025 (Statutory Sick Pay) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 6th April 2026.
(3) Regulation 1 extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
(4) Regulation 2 extends to England and Wales and Scotland.
(5) Regulation 3 extends to Northern Ireland only.

## 2 Amendment of the Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations 1982 {#regulation-2}

(1) The Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations 1982 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 15(2)(b), omit the words from “on the” to the end.
(3) In regulation 19(2), in the definition of “the critical date”, omit the words from “, or” to the end.

## 3 Amendment of the Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982 {#regulation-3}

(1) The Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 15(2)(b), omit the words from “on the” to the end.
(3) In regulation 19(2), in the definition of “the critical date”, omit the words from “, or” to the end.