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Facts & Figures 2022/2023
National Minimum Wage / Living Wage
| Category of Worker | From 1 April 2022 |
| Aged 23 and over (NLW) | £9.50 per hour |
| Aged 21-22 | £9.18 per hour |
| Aged 18-20 | £6.83 per hour |
| Aged 16-17 | £4.81 per hour |
| Apprentice | £4.81 per hour |
| Accommodation Offset | £8.70 per day |
Family Friendly Leave
| Leave | From 3 April 2022 | Max period |
| Statutory maternity pay (higher rate) (SMP) | 90% of normal weekly earnings | 6 weeks |
| Statutory maternity pay (basic rate) (SMP) | £156.66 a week or 90% of normal weekly earnings if lower | 33 weeks |
| Statutory paternity pay (SPP) | £156.66 a week or 90% of normal weekly earnings if lower | 2 weeks |
| Statutory adoption pay (higher rate) (SAP) | 90% of normal weekly earnings | 6 weeks |
| Statutory adoption pay (basic rate) (SAP) | £156.66 a week or 90% of normal weekly earnings if lower | 33 weeks |
| Statutory shared parental pay (ShPP) | £156.66 a week or 90% of normal weekly earnings if lower | 39 weeks less any time taken by the mother or adopter |
| Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay | £156.66 a week or 90% of normal weekly earnings if lower | 2 weeks |
Compensation Limits
| Complaint | From 6 April 2022 – Maximum Award |
| Unfair dismissal
· Basic award · Compensatory award |
£17,130 £93,878 |
| A week’s pay (for calculating unfair dismissal basic award and redundancy payment) | £571 |
| Statutory redundancy pay | £17,130 |
Sick Pay
| Payment | From 6 April 2022 |
| Statutory sick pay (SSP) | £99.35 per week |