Current rates and limits 2019
April 8, 2019
Current rates and limits of statutory payments and tribunal awards 2019.
| Type of payment | Minimum from 6 April 2019 | Maximum from 6 April 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Limit on a week’s pay | No minimum | £525 |
| Unfair dismissal basic award | No minimum (except in automatically unfair dismissals (£6,408) or blacklisting cases (£5,000)) | £15,750 (save in limited circumstances) |
| Unfair dismissal compensatory award | No minimum | £86,444 (save in certain circumstances) |
| Unfair dismissal additional award | Lower of 26 weeks’ pay or £13,650 | 52 weeks’ pay (up to £27,300) |
| Statutory redundancy payment | No minimum | £15,750 |
| Guarantee pay limit for day’s pay during short-time or temporary lay off | No minimum | £29 a day (subject to a maximum of 5 days or £145 in any three months) |
| Breach of right to be accompanied | No minimum | 2 weeks’ pay (up to £1,050) |
| Breach of contract cases heard in the employment tribunal | No minimum | £25,000 |
| Failure to inform or consult over collective redundancy | No minimum | 90 days’ actual pay (gross) |
| Failure to inform or consult over a TUPE transfer | No minimum | 13 weeks’ actual pay (gross) |
| Failure to give statement of employment particulars | 2 weeks’ pay (up to £1,050) | 4 weeks’ pay (up to £2,100) |
| Breach of flexible working regulations | No minimum | 8 weeks’ pay (up to £4,200) |
| Types of payment | From 1 April 2018 | From 7 April 2019 | Maximum period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statutory maternity pay (SMP) earnings-related rate | 90% of employee’s normal weekly earnings | 90% of employee’s normal weekly earnings | 6 weeks |
| SMP (prescribed rate) | £145.18 a week or 90% of normal weekly earnings if lower | £148.68 a week or 90% of normal weekly earnings if lower | 33 weeks |
| Maternity allowance (MA) | £145.18 a week or 90% of normal weekly earnings if lower | £148.68 a week or 90% of normal weekly earnings if lower | 39 weeks |
| Statutory paternity pay (SPP) | £145.18 a week or 90% of normal weekly earnings if lower | £148.68 a week or 90% of normal weekly earnings if lower | 2 weeks’ ordinary paternity leave |
| Statutory adoption pay (SAP) earnings-related rate | 90% of employee’s normal weekly earnings | £148.68 a week or 90% of normal weekly earnings if lower | 6 weeks |
| SAP (prescribed rate) | £145.18 a week or 90% of normal weekly earnings if lower | £148.68 a week or 90% of normal weekly earnings if lower | 33 weeks |
| Shared parental leave pay (SPLP) | £145.18 a week or 90% of normal weekly earnings if lower | £148.68 a week or 90% of normal weekly earnings if lower | 39 weeks less any period of SMP, MA or SAP |
| Types of payment | Sick days on or after 6 April 2018 | Sick days on or after 6 April 2019 | Maximum period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statutory sick pay | £92.05 a week | £94.25 a week | 28 weeks in any period of incapacity for work (PIW) or any linked series of PIWs spanning a maximum of 3 years |
| Rate | From 1 April 2019 |
|---|---|
| National Living Wage: workers age 25 and over (minimum hourly rate) | £8.21 |
| Standard rate: workers age 21 and over (minimum hourly rate) | £7.70 |
| Development rate: workers age 18-20 and those age 21 and over doing accredited training in the first six months of employment (minimum hourly rate) | £6.15 |
| Young workers rate: workers above compulsory school age but under 18 and not apprenticed (minimum hourly rate) | £4.35 |
| Apprenticeship rate: apprentices under 19 or in the first year of an apprenticeship (otherwise refer to age bands) | £3.90 |
| Accommodation offset (maximum deduction per day from NMW where employer provides) | £7.55 |
The above rates and payments are reviewed annually and are subject to change from time to time. They apply under statutory provisions but individual employees may be entitled to greater payments by virtue of their terms and conditions of employment.