Statutory rates (from 7 April 2024)
| Maternity/adoption pay | £184.03 each week |
| Paternity pay | £184.03 each week |
| Shared parental pay | £184.03 each week |
| Sick pay | £116.75 each week |
National Minimum Wage (from 1 April 2024)
| Apprentices | £6.40 per hour (if 19 or under in the first year of apprenticeship) |
| Age 16-17 | £6.40 per hour |
| Age 18-20 | £8.60 per hour |
| Age 21-22 | £10.18 per hour |
National Living Wage (from 1 April 2024)
| Age 23+ | £11.44 per hour |
Compensation limits (from 6 April 2024)
| Week’s pay | £700 (maximum) |
| Statutory redundancy payment | £21,000 (maximum) |
| Unfair dismissal basic award | £21,000 (maximum) |
| Unfair dismissal compensatory award | Lower of £115,115 or 52 weeks’ gross pay |
| Automatically unfair dismissal basic award | £8,533 (minimum) |
| Breach of right to be accompanied | £1,400 (up to 2 weeks’ pay) |
| Breach of flexible working regulations | £5,600 (up to 8 weeks’ pay) |
| Failure to give written particulars of employment | £1,400 to £2,800 (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 | £38 each day |
Qualifying Periods
| Unfair dismissal claims | 2 years’ continuous service |
| 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 less 1 day if claim is for failure to pay redundancy pay, equal pay, related to strike action, certain claims against a trade union or if you’re a member of the armed forces) |
| Contract claim in the civil courts | 6 years |