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AdoptionShared parental leaveMaternityPaternityMaternity and paternity

New statutory pay rates for maternity, paternity, shared parental leave, adoption and sickness

by XpertHR 27 Nov 2017
by XpertHR 27 Nov 2017 Statutory paternity pay and statutory shared parental pay will go up from £140.98 to £145.18 per week
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Statutory paternity pay and statutory shared parental pay will go up from £140.98 to £145.18 per week
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The Government has published the statutory rates for maternity pay, paternity pay, shared parental pay, adoption pay and sick pay from April 2018.

Maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental pay

Work out an employee’s statutory maternity pay

Employment law manual: statutory paternity pay

Which employees are entitled to statutory shared parental pay?

The current weekly rate of statutory maternity pay is £140.98, or 90% of the employee’s average weekly earnings if this figure is less than the statutory rate.

The rate of statutory maternity pay is rising to £145.18 from April 2018. The increase normally occurs on the first Sunday in April, which in 2018 is 1 April.

Also on 1 April 2018, the rates of statutory paternity pay and statutory shared parental pay will go up from £140.98 to £145.18 (or 90% of the employee’s average weekly earnings if this figure is less than the statutory rate).

The rate of statutory adoption pay will increase from £140.98 to £145.18.

This means that, from 1 April 2018, statutory adoption pay is payable at 90% of the employee’s average weekly earnings for the first six weeks, with the remainder of the adoption pay period at the rate of £145.18, or 90% of average weekly earnings if this is less than £145.18.

The rates normally increase each April in line with the consumer price index (CPI).

Stephen Simpson, principal employment law editor at XpertHR said: “These are key rates that many employers will be looking out for.

“Their publication well in advance of April 2018 will help HR professionals to plan their budgets for 2018/19, and to prepare amendments to their policies and other documentation on family-friendly benefits for April 2018.”

“The rate of statutory sick pay is also increasing from £89.35 to £92.05. This increase is expected to occur on 6 April 2018. To be entitled to these statutory payments, the employee’s average earnings must be equal to or more than the lower earnings limit. The lower earnings limit is increasing from £113 to £116 in April 2018.”

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