UK reward metrics · Time Off & Family

Are eligibility rules for occupational sick pay clearly defined and documented?

Source lumi HRBase 131 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

65.6%Partly

65.6% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “Partly” on documented OSP eligibility rules (base: 131 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

Figures describe organisations in the lumi HR community, not a random sample of UK employers.

How UK organisations answered

Yes 22.9% Partly 65.6% No 11.5%
Documented OSP eligibility rules (base: 131 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Documented OSP eligibility rules: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Yesalternative22.9%
Partlycommon65.6%
Norare11.5%

Common, alternative and rare describe how each answer sits against the community: the most chosen answer is common; an answer chosen by fewer than one in five organisations is rare.

Definition

Whether the eligibility criteria for occupational sick pay are clearly documented — fully, partly, or not. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.

Cite this figure
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/documented-osp-eligibility-rules
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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