New Statutory Pay Figures for 2017 -2018
Are you complying???
In April the Government published the statutory rates
for maternity pay, paternity pay, shared parental pay,
adoption pay and sick pay from April 2017.
Statutory Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and
Shared Parental Leave Pay Increase
This increased the weekly rate of statutory maternity
pay from £139.58, or (90% of the employee’s average
weekly earnings if less than the statutory rate).
The new rate of statutory maternity pay that has taken
effect as from first Sunday in April which in 2017 was
2nd April is: £140.98.
Statutory Paternity pay and Statutory Shared Parental
pay will have also risen from £139.58 to £140.98 (or
90% of the employee’s average weekly earnings if less
than the statutory rate).
Along with Statutory Adoption pay which has increased
from £139.58 to £140.98.
Meaning that, as from 2 April 2017, statutory adoption
pay is payable at 90% of the employee’s average
weekly earnings. This is paid for the first six weeks, with
the remainder of the adoption pay period at the rate of
£140.98, or 90% of average weekly earnings if this is
less than the statutory rate.
Statutory Sick Pay Increase
The rate of statutory sick pay has also increased from
£88.45 to £89.35. This increase came into effect on
the 6th April 2017.
In order to be entitled to these statutory payments, the
employee’s average earnings must be equal to or more
than the lower earnings limit.
Which is another area which has increased from £112
to £113 in April 2017.
National Minimum and Living Wage Increases
(Hourly)
Increase 1 st April 2016 Increased 1 st Oct 2016 Increased 1 st April 2017
In under 19 or in the 1 st
year of apprenticeship £3.30 £3.40
Currently £3.50
Aged 16-20 £3.87 £4.00
Currently £4.05
Aged 18-20 £5.30 £5.55
Currently £5.60
Aged 21-24 £6.70 £6.95
Currently £7.05
National Living wage
(25+) £7.20 £7.20
Currently £7.50
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