Employers with less than 250 employees could reclaim up to the first two weeks of any COVID related Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) up to 30 September 2021.  Government has now reactivated the SSP Rebate Scheme so that employers can claim for COVID related sickness absence from 21 December 2021.  Employers can make a claim through HMRC from mid-January 2022 onwards via this link.

This is described as a short-term measure and there is currently no indication as to how long the scheme will run. More details can be found here.