Statutory rates

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Statutory maternity pay (SMP):

First six weeks – 90 per cent of employee’s average weekly earnings.

From 3 April 2016: Remaining weeks – £139.58 or 90 per cent of employee’s weekly earnings if this is lower
From 2 April 2017: Remaining weeks – £140.98 or 90 per cent of employee’s weekly earnings if this is lower

Statutory adoption pay (SAP):

First six weeks – 90 per cent of employee’s average weekly earnings.

From 3 April 2016: Remaining weeks – £139.58 or 90 per cent of employee’s weekly earnings if this is lower
From 2 April 2017: Remaining weeks – £140.98 or 90 per cent of employee’s weekly earnings if this is lower

Statutory paternity pay (SPP):

From 3 April 2016: Two weeks – £139.58 or 90 per cent of employee’s weekly earnings if this is lower.
From 2 April 2017: Two weeks – £140.98 or 90 per cent of employee’s weekly earnings if this is lower.

Statutory shared parental leave pay:

From 3 April 2016: £139.58 or 90 per cent of employee’s weekly earnings if this is lower
From 2 April 2017: £140.98 or 90 per cent of employee’s weekly earnings if this is lower.

National Living Wage

From 1 April 2016, a new National Living Wage for workers aged 25 and over was introduced. In November 2016, the government announced new rates for all five categories of worker, to take effect from April 2017. For more information see our Recent and forthcoming legislation page.

From 1 October 2016:
Workers aged 25 and over: £7.20 an hour
Workers aged 21 and over: £6.95 an hour
Development rate for workers aged 18-20: £5.55 an hour
Young workers rate for workers aged 16-17: £4.00 an hour
Apprentice rate: £3.40 an hour

From 1 April 2017:
Workers aged 25 and over: £7.50 an hour
Workers aged 21 and over: £7.05 an hour
Development rate for workers aged 18-20: £5.60 an hour
Young workers rate for workers aged 16-17: £4.05 an hour
Apprentice rate: £3.50 an hour

Statutory sick pay

From 6 April 2016: £88.45
From 6 April 2017: £89.35

Redundancy pay

For details of statutory redundancy payments and guaranteed pay see the Compensation limits listed above.

The GOV.UK website has an interactive tool to help calculate redundancy pay.