When calculating the length of LEA service for entitlement to sick pay, does the service have to be continuous?
No. Service is aggregated and breaks are disregarded. This principle also means that a teacher last in service between 1995 and 2000 – and with, say, five year’s service during this period – who is returning to service with effect from 1 September 2007 would be entitled to the maximum sick leave entitlement of 100 days’ full pay and 100 days half pay.
