As usual, from April, various statutory pay rates (e.g. SMP) will increase.As usual, from April, various statutory pay rates (e.g. SMP) will increase.
It is important that recruitment agents acting on behalf of employers are aware of, and act in compliance with, the below rates from 5 April 2015 onwards.
| Payment | Current rates (from 6 April 2014) | New rates (from 5 April 2015) |
| Statutory Maternity Pay, Statutory Paternity Pay, Statutory Adoption Pay, Statutory Shared Parental Pay* |
£138.18 | £139.58 |
| Statutory Sick Pay | £87.55 | £88.45 |
*NB Statutory Shared Parental Leave is new for this year, as Statutory Shared Parental Leave is only available for parents of babies due on or after 5 April 2015.
Furthermore, the limit on a week’s pay for calculating statutory redundancy awards and also the unfair dismissal basic award shall rise from £464 to £475, with effect from 6 April 2015.
The current maximum cap on the unfair dismissal compensatory award is at £76,574 or 52 weeks’ gross pay (whichever is the lower). This limit shall also rise to £78,335 or 52 weeks’ gross pay from 6 April 2015.
