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Employment rates

Our guide provides the current statutory rates for calculating tribunal compensation awards, sick pay, maternity pay, etc.

Key employment rates

National minimum wage

Age Former Rate (£) Current Rate (£)
Workers aged 21 and over (National Living Wage) 11.44 12.21
Workers aged 18 – 20 8.60 10.00
Workers under 18 6.40 7.55
Apprentices under 19, or over 19 and in their first year of the apprenticeship 6.40 7.55

Statutory sick pay

Payment Former Rate (£) Current Rate (£)
Statutory sick pay (per week) 116.75 118.75

Family friendly payments

Payments Former Rate (£) Current Rate (£)

Statutory maternity pay (SMP)

First six weeks - 90% of employee's average weekly earnings. Remaining weeks at the statutory rate, or 90% of the employee's weekly earnings if this is lower.

184.03 187.18

Statutory paternity pay (SPP)

Statutory rate, or 90% of employee's weekly earnings if this is lower

184.03 187.18

Statutory shared paternal pay (ShPP)

Statutory rate, or 90% of employee's weekly earnings if this is lower

184.03 187.18

Statutory adoption pay (SAP)

First six weeks - 90% of employee's average weekly earnings. Remaining weeks at the statutory rate, or 90% of the employee's weekly earnings if this is lower.

184.03 187.18

Statutory parental bereavement pay

Statutory rate, or 90% of employee's weekly earnings if this is lower

184.03 187.18

Statutory neonatal care pay

Statutory rate, or 90% of employee's weekly earnings if this is lower

  187.18

Compensation limits

Payments Former Rate (£) Current Rate (£)
Limit on guarantee payments 38 (maximum £190 across five days in any three-month period) 39 (maximum £195, across five days in any three-month period)
Limit on a week’s pay for calculating redundancy and unfair dismissal basic award 700 719
Maximum basic award for unfair dismissal and statutory redundancy payment 21,000 (30 weeks' pay subject to the limit on a week's pay) 21,570 (30 weeks' pay subject to the limit on a week's pay)
Minimum basic award for dismissal on trade union, health and safety, occupational pension scheme trustee, employee representative and on working time grounds only 8,533 8,763
Maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal 115,115 118,223
Additional award for failure to comply with reinstatement or re-engagement order 18,200 – 36,400 
(26 – 52 weeks’ pay maximum)
18,694 – 37,388 (26 – 52 weeks’ pay maximum)
Minimum compensation for employees excluded/expelled from trade union 13,032 13,384
Failure to allow right to be accompanied correctly 1,400 
(two weeks’ pay capped at the statutory amount)
1,438
(two weeks’ pay capped at the statutory amount)
Failure to give written statement of particulars 1,400 or 2,800
(two or four weeks’ pay capped at the statutory amount)
1,438 or 2,876
(two or four weeks’ pay capped at the statutory amount)
Failure to comply with flexible working regulations 5,600 (eight weeks’ pay capped at the statutory amount) 5,752 (eight weeks’ pay capped at the statutory amount)
Contract claims (if a claim for breach of contract is brought in an employment tribunal, compensation is capped at £25,000. If the claim is for more than £25,000, it can be made in the County Court or High Court. 25,000 25,000

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