Employment – Useful Figures at a Glance (June 2009)

Tribunal Awards

From 1st February, the annual increase in tribunal award limits apply including:

• a week's pay - £350
• maximum basic award/stat redundancy payment - £10,500
• maximum compensatory award - £66,200

Note: The new rates apply where the 'appropriate date' occurs on or after 1st February (e.g. for unfair dismissal the EDT) and not the date of the corresponding tribunal hearing.

Statutory Redundancy Pay

From 1 February, a week's pay for statutory redundancy purposes increases to £350.

Holidays

From 1 April, the final staged increase in statutory holiday entitlement up to 5.6 weeks (being 28 days for someone working a five or more days a week) comes into force. This entitlement can include statutory / public holidays.

Statutory Maternity Pay

From 5 April, the standard rates of statutory maternity, paternity and adoption pay increases to £123.06 per week.

Statutory Sick Pay

From 6 April, the standard rate of statutory sick pay increases to £79.15.

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