Employee's Statutory Payments

2017/18
2016/17

Statutory pay

  • Payments may be required from an employer if an employee is not at work for a variety of reasons.
  • There are detailed conditions for an employee to qualify for any of these statutory payments.
  • Employees are only eligible for a statutory payment if they have sufficient average weekly earnings of at least the lower earnings limit.

Statutory Sick Pay

  • Payments may be required from an employer if an employee is too ill to work.
  • SSP is generally payable for a period up to 28 weeks.

Statutory Maternity Pay

  • Payments may be required from an employer when an employee takes time off to have a baby.
  • SMP is payable for a period up to 39 weeks.

Ordinary Statutory Paternity Pay

  • Payments may be required from an employer when an employee takes time off during their partner's Statutory Maternity Pay period.
  • Payment is for a period of either one or two complete weeks.

Shared Parental Pay

  • Payments may be required from an employer when an employee takes time off following the curtailment of the period of SMP by the mother.
  • Payment is for up to a maximum of 37 weeks and is dependent on the mother's unused SMP period.

Statutory Adoption Pay

  • Payments may be required from an employer when an employee takes time off when they adopt a child.
  • Payment is for a period up to 39 weeks.
2017/18 Statutory pay rates -
average weekly earnings £113 or over
Statutory Sick Pay £89.35
Statutory Maternity Pay
First six weeks 90% of weekly earnings
Next 33 weeks £140.98*
Statutory Paternity Pay - 2 weeks £140.98*
Statutory Adoption Pay - 39 weeks
First six weeks 90% of weekly earnings
Next 33 weeks £140.98*
Shared Parental Pay £140.98*

*Or 90% of weekly earnings if lower.

Statutory pay

  • Payments may be required from an employer if an employee is not at work for a variety of reasons.
  • There are detailed conditions for an employee to qualify for any of these statutory payments.
  • Employees are only eligible for a statutory payment if they have sufficient average weekly earnings of at least the lower earnings limit.

Statutory Sick Pay

  • Payments may be required from an employer if an employee is too ill to work.
  • SSP is generally payable for a period up to 28 weeks.

Statutory Maternity Pay

  • Payments may be required from an employer when an employee takes time off to have a baby.
  • SMP is payable for a period up to 39 weeks.

Ordinary Statutory Paternity Pay

  • Payments may be required from an employer when an employee takes time off during their partner's Statutory Maternity Pay period.
  • Payment is for a period of either one or two complete weeks.

Shared Parental Pay

  • Payments may be required from an employer when an employee takes time off following the curtailment of the period of SMP by the mother.
  • Payment is for up to a maximum of 37 weeks and is dependent on the mother's unused SMP period.

Statutory Adoption Pay

  • Payments may be required from an employer when an employee takes time off when they adopt a child.
  • Payment is for a period up to 39 weeks.
2016/17 Statutory pay rates -
average weekly earnings £112 or over
Statutory Sick Pay £88.45
Statutory Maternity Pay
First six weeks 90% of weekly earnings
Next 33 weeks £139.58*
Statutory Paternity Pay - 2 weeks £139.58*
Statutory Adoption Pay - 39 weeks
First six weeks 90% of weekly earnings
Next 33 weeks £139.58*
Shared Parental Pay £139.58*

*Or 90% of weekly earnings if lower.