Both employees and employers should take note that the government have advised of changes to rates for certain statutory payments and benefits. These rates are subject to Parliamentary approval.
The relevant areas are:
Statutory Maternity and Paternity Pay, Maternity Allowance, Additional Statutory Maternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay. All will be increased from £128.73 to £135.45 per week from April 2010 (subject to any amendments.)
The weekly lower earning limit applicable to national insurance contributions, below, which employees are not entitled to Statutory Sick Pay, Statutory Maternity Pay (but remain entitled to Maternity Allowance), Statutory Adoption Pay and Statutory Paternity Pay will all be increased from £102 to £107 per week from April 2010 (subject to any amendments).
Statutory Sick Pay will increase from £81.60 per week to £85.85 per week from April 2010 (subject to any amendments)
These proposals are expected to kick in from April of this year. We will report details of the amendments to the rates as and when these are published.
If you are an employer or employee who has any queries in relation to any issues relating to employment law please do not hesitate to contact us.
The Honley Law Practice
