• 2025/26
• 2024/25

• Employee's Statutory Payments

  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.

  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.

  Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay

  • Payments may be required from an employer when parents take time off following the death of a child or a stillbirth.
  • Payment is for up to a maximum of two weeks.

  2025/26 Statutory pay rates - average weekly earnings £125 or over
  Statutory Sick Pay	£118.75
  Statutory Maternity Pay
  First six weeks	90% of weekly earnings
  Next 33 weeks	£187.18
  Statutory Paternity Pay - two weeks	£187.18
  Statutory Adoption Pay - 39 weeks
  First six weeks	90% of weekly earnings
  Next 33 weeks	£187.18
  Shared Parental Pay	£187.18
  Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay - two weeks	£187.18

  With the exception of Statutory Sick Pay, statutory payments may
  be payable at 90% average weekly earnings throughout the payment period
  in certain circumstances. This applies where 90% weekly earnings
  are less than the standard rate of £187.18.

• Employee's Statutory Payments

  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.

  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.

  Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay

  • Payments may be required from an employer when parents take time off following the death of a child or a stillbirth.
  • Payment is for up to a maximum of two weeks.

  2024/25 Statutory pay rates - average weekly earnings £123 or over
  Statutory Sick Pay	£116.75
  Statutory Maternity Pay
  First six weeks	90% of weekly earnings
  Next 33 weeks	£184.03
  Statutory Paternity Pay - two weeks	£184.03
  Statutory Adoption Pay - 39 weeks
  First six weeks	90% of weekly earnings
  Next 33 weeks	£184.03
  Shared Parental Pay	£184.03
  Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay - two weeks	£184.03

  With the exception of Statutory Sick Pay, statutory payments may
  be payable at 90% average weekly earnings throughout the payment period
  in certain circumstances. This applies where 90% weekly earnings
  are less than the standard rate of £184.03.