New statutory payments rates announced
The Government has announced the annual upgrading of various
statutory benefits received by employees, including maternity,
paternity and sick pay. It has also announced increases in the
levels of redundancy payments and the maximum award in cases of
unfair dismissal. Payment rates increase each year in line with
inflation. The new rates are set out below and are also available
on MentorLive.
Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay
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Current Rate
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From 3 April 2011
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Statutory Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay
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£124-88
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£128-73
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Statutory Sick Pay
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Current Rate
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From 6 April 2011
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Statutory Sick Pay
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£79-15
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£81-60
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Earnings threshold
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£97-00
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£102-00
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Redundancy and Unfair Dismissal
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Current Rate
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From 1 Feb 2011
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Limit on Week's Pay for calculating Redundancy Pay
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£380
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£400
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Limit on Week's Pay for calculating Basic Award in Unfair
Dismissal
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£380
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£400
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Maximum Compensatory Award for Unfair Dismissal
(N.B. There is no upper limit in Whistleblowing and Health &
Safety dismissal cases)
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£65,300
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£68,400
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Guarantee Payments for employees temporarily laid off
work
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Current Rate
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From 1 Feb 2011
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Per day
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£21-20
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£22-20
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