Statutory Payments
Qualifying Earning Level
| 2007/08 | 2008/09 | 2009/10 |
| £87.00 | £90.00 | £95.00 |
Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP)
(AWE - average weekly earnings)
| 2007/08 | 2008/09 | 2009/10 | |
| First 6 weeks | 90% of AWE | 90% of AWE | 90% of AWE |
| Further 33 weeks | lesser of 90% of AWE or £112.75 | lesser of 90% of AWE or £117.18 | lesser of 90% of AWE or £123.06 |
Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP)
(AWE - average weekly earnings)
| 2007/08 | 2008/09 | 2009/10 | |
| 39 weeks | lesser of 90% of AWE or £112.75 | lesser of 90% of AWE or £117.18 | lesser of 90% of AWE or £123.06 |
Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP)
(AWE - average weekly earnings)
| 2007/08 | 2008/09 | 2009/10 | |
| 2 weeks | lesser of 90% of AWE or £112.75 | lesser of 90% of AWE or £117.18 | lesser of 90% of AWE or £123.06 |
Employers can recover 92% of SMP, SAP and SPP paid.
Small employers (those with less than £45,000 gross National Insurance Contributions per annum) are entitled to recover 104.5% (100% plus 4.5% as National Insurance Contributions compensation)
Statutory Sick Pay
Weekly Rate
| 2007/08 | 2008/09 | 2009/10 |
| £72.55 | £75.40 | £79.15 |
Employers can claim recover SSP under the Percentage Threshold Scheme where the total SSP paid in a tax month exceeds 13% of the total National Insurance Contributions liability for the same month.
Statutory Redundancy Pay Maximums
| From 1 Feb 2007 | From 1 Feb 2008 | From 1 Feb 2009 |
| £310 per week | £330 per week | £350 per week |
For help with redundancy pay calculations, please get in touch or view our Statutory Redundancy Pay Table.
For help or advice about any statutory payments or any other payroll matter please contact us.
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