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title: "Setting up default OSP qualifying working patterns for part-time employees"
slug: "how-do-i-set-up-default-osp-qualifying-working-patterns-for-part-time-employees"
description: "In Cintra iQ, set a default qualifying work pattern for calculating Occupational Sick Pay for part-time employees."
updated: 2026-07-29T08:43:12Z
published: 2026-06-10T11:22:33Z
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# Setting up default OSP qualifying working patterns for part-time employees

**Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)** and **Occupational Sick Pay (OSP)** are paid automatically once a calendar entry for sickness has been made, providing the employee has entitlement. All sickness records for an employee are entered and maintained via the **Calendar**. For more information about **SSP** entitlements, see [https://www.gov.uk/statutory-sick-pay.](https://www.gov.uk/statutory-sick-pay) You can set up **Occupational Sick Pay Qualifying Work Patterns** for the part-time employee.

> [!WARNING]
> **Important** Statutory Sick Pay Claims are automatically created when sickness records are created in the Calendar. For more information, see [How Do I Create Calendar Events?](/iq/docs/how-do-i-create-and-amend-calendar-events)

## To set up default qualifying patterns

1. Navigate to the **Sick Pay** window. Go to **Cintra iQ**: Employment Record > Forms > Sick Pay.
2. Navigate to the **Occupational tab.**
3. Click the **Default** **Qualifying Work Patterns** button. The **Default Qualifying Patterns** window appears.
4. Right click: **New** in the **Default Qualifying Patterns for Sickness Calculation** pane. The **Default Qualifying Pattern** form appears.
5. Select the desired **Qualifying Pattern**.
6. Enter the **Qualifying pattern is effective from date**.
7. Enter the **Qualifying pattern is effective to date**.
8. Click the **OK** button. The pattern appears in the **Default Qualifying Patterns** window.
9. Click the **OK** button to save.