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Domiciliary care glossary

Care payroll and workforce terms, explained

Use plain-English definitions, care-specific examples and direct links to the guidance or calculator that puts each term into practice.

Published terms

Start with sickness and Statutory Sick Pay

Each definition separates the payroll rule from the rota or care-delivery decision that sits beside it.

Qualifying day

Understand the day pattern used to decide when Statutory Sick Pay is payable for fixed, rotating and zero-hours care rotas.

Put the term to work

Connect SSP language to the absence and rota workflow

Follow the full sickness process or calculate a synthetic absence without entering employee names or medical details.

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