National Minimum Wage (From 1st October 2010)
Apprentices £2.50 per hour
Workers aged 16-17 £3.64 per hour
Workers Aged 18-20 £4.92 per hour
Workers Aged 21+ £5.93 per hour
Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) – from 6th April 2011
£81.60 per week for a max of 28 weeks
Parental Payments
| Payment | Paid by | Payment period | Weekly Rate (from 3/4/2011 |
| Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) – higher rate | Employer | First 6 weeks of Maternity Leave | 90% of normal weekly earnings |
| Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) – basic rate | Employer | Max of further 33 weeks of maternity leave | Lower of:
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| Maternity Allowance (MA) | DWP | Max of 39 weeks of maternity leave | |
| Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP) | Employer | Max of 39 weeks of adoption leave | |
| Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP) | Employer | Max of 2 weeks |
