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New Statutory Payment Rates

15/12/2011

New Statutory Payment Rates

New Rates of Statutory Maternity Pay and Sick Pay Announced

The Minister of State for the Department for Work and Pensions has recently announced the proposed new rates for statutory sick pay and statutory maternity, paternity and adoption pay.

The new rates are expected to come into force on 9 April 2012.

Statutory Maternity, Paternity, Additional Paternity, Adoption Pay and Maternity Allowance will increase from £128.73 to £135.45, whilst Statutory Sick Pay will increase from £81.60 to £85.85.