Statutory Sick Pay is generally payable for a period of up to 28 weeks if an employee is too ill to work.
Statutory Maternity Pay is payable for a period of 39 weeks, the first 6 weeks are usually paid at a higher rate.
Ordinary Statutory Paternity Pay is paid for either 1 or 2 weeks, if the employee takes 2 weeks they must be consecutive weeks
Shared Parental Pay is paid up to a maximum of 37 weeks however this is dependant on the mothers unused SMP period
Statutory Adoption Pay is paid for a period of 39 weeks, the first 6 weeks are usually paid at a higher rate.
Employees will only be eligible for statutory payments if they have sufficient average weekly earnings of at least the lower earnings limit currently set at £133 per week. There are conditions that an employee must meet to qualify for any of the below statutory payments.
2017/2018 Statutory payrates -Average weekly earnings £113 or over
Statutory Sick Pay - £89.35
Statutory Maternity Pay (first 6 weeks) 90% of average weekly earnings
Statutory Maternity Pay (Last 33 weeks) £140.98*
Statutory Paternity Pay - £140.98*
Statutory Adoption Pay (first 6 weeks) 90% of average weekly earnings
Statutory Maternity Pay (Last 33 weeks) £140.98*
Shared Parental Pay £140.98*
*or 90 of the average weekly earnings if lower
