The government has announced increases to statutory rates, tribunal award caps, NI thresholds, the National Living wage and the National Minimum wage from April this year.
| Payments | From 6 April 2017 | From 6 April 2018 |
| Limit on guarantee payments | £27 | £28 |
| Limit on a week’s pay for calculating redundancy and unfair dismissal basic award | £489 | £508 |
| Maximum basic award for unfair dismissal and statutory redundancy payment (30 weeks’ pay subject to the limit on week’s pay | £14,670 | £15,240 |
| Minimum basic award for dismissal on trade union, health and safety, occupational pension scheme trustee, employee representative and on working time grounds only | £5,970 | £6,203 |
| Maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal | £80,541 | £83,682 |
| Minimum compensation for employees excluded/expelled from trade union | £9,112 | £9,474 |
| Contract claims (if a claim for breach of contract (e.g. wrongful dismissal) 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 |
Statutory sick pay
| Payment | From 6 April 2017 | From 6 April 2018 |
| Statutory sick pay | £89.35 | £92.08 |
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Family-friendly payments
| Payments | From 6 April 2017 | From 6 April 2018 |
|
Statutory shared parental pay (ShPP) Statutory rate or 90% of employee’s weekly earnings if this is lower. |
£140.98 | £145.18 |
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Statutory maternity pay (SMP) First six weeks – 90% of employee’s average weekly earnings. Remaining weeks at the statutory rate or 90% of employee’s weekly earnings if this is lower. |
£140.98 | £145.18 |
|
Statutory adoption pay (SAP) First six weeks – 90% of employee’s average weekly earnings. Remaining weeks at the statutory rate or 90% of employee’s weekly earnings if this is lower. |
£140.98 | £145.18 |
|
Statutory paternity pay (SPP) Statutory rate or 90% of employee’s weekly earnings if this is lower. |
£140.98 | £145.18 |
| Age | From 1 October 2016 | From 1 April 2017 | From 1 April 2018 |
| Workers aged 25 and over (National Living Wage) | £7.20 an hour | £7.50 an hour | £7.50 an hour |
| Workers aged 21–24 | £6.95 an hour | £7.05 an hour | £7.38 an hour |
| Development rates for workers aged 18–20 | £5.55 an hour | £5.60 an hour | £5.90 an hour |
| Young workers rate for workers aged 16–17 | £4.00 an hour | £4.05 an hour | £4.20 an hour |
| Apprentices under 19, or over 19 and in first year of the apprenticeship | £3.40 an hour | £3.50 an hour | £3.70 an hour |
