Employment Facts – April 2014
This information is correct as at 6 April 2014. It is intended as a summary. If you would like more detailed information please contact us.
National Minimum Wage
From 1 October 2013
Adult rate (over 21) £6.31 per hour
Development rate (18 – 20) £5.03 per hour
School leavers (16 – 17) £3.72 per hour
Apprentices £2.68 per hour
From 1 October 2014
Adult rate (over 21) £6.50 per hour
Development rate (18 – 20) £5.13 per hour
School leavers (16 – 17) £3.79 per hour
Apprentices £2.73 per hour
Sickness absence
Statutory sick pay;
£87.55 per week for a maximum of 28 weeks
SSP is only payable after 3 qualifying days’ absence
Parental payments
Statutory maternity pay;
6 weeks - 90% of normal earnings
33 weeks - £138.18 per week or 90% of normal weekly earnings if lower
Statutory paternity pay;
2 weeks - £138.18 per week or 90% of normal weekly earnings if lower
Statutory adoption pay;
39 weeks - £138.18 per week or 90% of normal weekly earnings if lower
Annual leave
5.6 weeks’ paid leave per year for all workers.
This period can include bank and public holidays.
Statutory redundancy pay
Statutory redundancy pay is based on an employee’s age
and length of employment. An employee must have at
least two years service to qualify and only the 20 most
recent years of employment are taken into account.
Under 22; 0.5 week’s pay per year
Between 22 and 40; 1 week’s pay per year
41 or over; 1.5 week’s pay per year
A week’s pay has an upper limit of £464
The maximum payment is £13,920
Employment Tribunal Maximum Compensation Limits
Unfair dismissal
Max basic award - £13,920
Max compensatory award - The lower of £76,574 and one year’s pay
Discrimination
No Limit
Includes amount for injury to feelings of £600 - £30,000
Statutory weekly pay
£464 per week
(These figures apply where the dismissal took place on or after 6 April 2014.)