Statutory rates
| Maternity/adoption pay | £172.48 each week |
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| Paternity pay | £172.48 each week |
| Shared parental pay | £172.48 each week |
| Sick pay | £109.40 each week |
National Minimum Wage
| Apprentices | £5.28 per hour (if 19 or under in the first year of apprenticeship) |
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| Age 16-17 | £5.28 per hour |
| Age 18-20 | £7.49 per hour |
| Age 21-22 | £10.18 per hour |
National Living Wage
| Age 23+ | £10.42 per hour |
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Compensation limits
| Week’s pay | £643 (maximum) |
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| Statutory redundancy payment | £19,290 (maximum) |
| Unfair dismissal basic award | £19,290 (maximum) |
| Unfair dismissal compensatory award | Lower of £105,707 or 52 weeks’ gross pay |
| Automatically unfair dismissal basic award | £7,836 (minimum) |
| Breach of right to be accompanied | £1,286 (up to 2 weeks’ pay) |
| Breach of flexible working regulations | £45,144 (up to 8 weeks’ pay) |
| Failure to give written particulars of employment | £1,286 to £2,572 (2 to 4 weeks’ pay) |
| Failure to inform or consult (collective redundancy) | 90 days’ gross pay |
| Failure to inform or consult (TUPE transfer) | 13 weeks’ gross pay |
| Guarantee payment | £35 each day |
Qualifying Periods
| Unfair dismissal claims | 2 years’ continuous service |
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| Statutory redundancy | 2 years’ continuous service |
| Statutory Maternity pay | 26 weeks’ continuous service |
| Statutory Paternity pay | 26 weeks’ continuous service |
| Shared Parental Pay | 26 weeks’ continuous service |
Time Limits
| Employment Tribunal claim | 3 months less 1 day (6 months if claim is for failure to pay redundancy pay) |
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| Contract claim in the civil courts | 6 years |