Family Friendly Payments
Statutory rates for shared parental pay (ShPP)
Statutory rate or 90% of employee’s weekly earnings if lower.
From 1 April 19 £146.68
From 1 April 20 £151.20
From 1 April 21 £151.97
Statutory rates for maternity pay (SMP)
6 weeks at 90% of average weekly earnings. Then statutory rate or 90% of employee’s weekly earnings if lower.
From 1 April 19 £146.68
From 1 April 20 £151.20
From 1 April 21 £151.97
Statutory adoption pay (SAP)
6 weeks at 90% of average weekly earnings. Then statutory rate or 90% of employee’s weekly earnings if lower.
From 1 April 19 £146.68
From 1 April 20 £151.20
From 1 April 21 £151.97
Statutory rates for paternity pay (SPP)
Statutory rate or 90% of employee’s weekly earnings if lower.
From 1 April 19 £146.68
From 1 April 20 £151.20
From 1 April 21 £151.97
Statutory bereavement pay (SPP)
Statutory rate or 90% of employee’s weekly earnings if lower.
From 1 April 20 £151.20
From 1 April 21 £151.97
Pensions
3% minimum employer
5% minimum employee
8% Minimum total
Redundancy
Redundancy pay is based on your earnings before tax (called gross pay).
For each full year
age 18 to 22 – half a week’s pay
age 22 to 40 – 1 week’s pay
age 41 and older – 1.5 weeks’ pay
If you turned 22 or 41 while working for your employer, the higher rates only apply for the full years you were over 22 or 41.
Tax is not paid on statutory redundancy pay.
the maximum weekly amount is £538 –
From 2 years to a maximum of 20 years’ work
Compensation
From 6 April 2021
Limit on a week’s pay for calculating redundancy and unfair dismissal basic award: £544
Maximum basic award for unfair dismissal and statutory redundancy payment (30 weeks’ pay subject to the limit on week’s pay): £16,320
Minimum award for dismissal on TU, H&S, occupational pension scheme trustee, employee rep & on working time grounds only: £6,634
Maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal: a year’s pay – capped at £89,493
Contract claims if in an employment tribunal: £25,000
National Insurance Lower Earnings Limit
£118 per week gross from 6 April 2019
£120 per week gross from 6 April 2020
Sick Pay
2019 £94.25 pw for 28 weeks subject to earnings
2020 £95.85 pw for 28 weeks subject to earnings
2021 £96.35 pw for 28 weeks subject to earnings
National Minimum Wage
Workers aged 23 and over* (National Living Wage)
April 2021 £8.91 an hour
Workers aged 21–22
April 2020 £8.36 an hour
Development rates for workers aged 18–20
April 2019 £6.15 an hour
April 2020 £6.45 an hour
April 2021 £6.56 an hour
Young workers rate for workers aged 16–17
April 2019 £4.35 an hour
April 2020 £4.55 an hour
April 2021 £4.62 an hour
Apprentices under 19, or over 19 and in first year
April 2019 £3.90 an hour
April 2020 £4.15 an hour
April 2021 £4.30 an hour
*With effect from April 2021, the minimum age group was lowered from 25 to 23.
Statutory Guarantee Scheme
£30 a day for 5 days in any 3-month period –
if earnings are less than £30 a day – normal rate applies
A maximum of £150 can be claimed
