Employment Statistics

Employment Tribunal Awards:

v      Discrimination cases                                       £limitless

v      Maximum for unfair dismissal                            £65,300

v      Maximum for breach of contract                       £25,000

v      Maximum basic award for unfair dismissal            £11,400

v      Limits for guarantee payments (day)                 £21.20

v      Limits on a week's pay                                    £380 

*There is no limit where the employee is dismissed unfairly or selected for redundancy for reasons connected with health and safety matters or public interest disclosure (whistleblowing).   

Minimum hourly wage rates:

v      Aged 22 and over                                          £5.80

v      Aged 18 to 21 years                                      £4.83

v      Aged 16 & 17 years                                       £3.57

Statutory Maternity Pay:

Paid for 39 weeks as follows:

v      90% of the employee's average weekly earnings, with no upper limit for the first 6 weeks.

v      £124.88* or 90% of average weekly earnings if the 90% is less than £124.88* for the remaining 13 weeks. 

Statutory Adoption Pay:

v      £124.88* or 90% of average weekly earnings if the 90% is less than £124.88* for 39 weeks.

Statutory Paternity Pay:

v      £124.88* or 90% of the employee's average weekly earnings if the 90% rate is less than £124.88* (subject to qualification) for 2 weeks. 

Statutory Sick Pay:

v      The weekly rate is £79.15.

Statutory Redundancy Pay:

v      The maximum payment is 30 weeks or £11,400, £380 per week.

v      Employee must have worked for 2 continuous years with the same employer and from the age of 18 years.

v      Calculations for pay are dependant upon age and length of service.