Statutory Payments

When you pay statutory amounts to employees — such as maternity, paternity or adoption pay — you can reclaim most or all of this money from HMRC. The amount you recover depends on the size of your business, and you normally claim back these payments through your regular payrol...

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Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP) doesn't follow a simple one-size-fits-all approach. The type of employment contract, changes to your business structure, and various employee circumstances can all affect whether SAP is payable and how much you need to pay. Understanding these spec...

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Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Statutory Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) allow eligible parents to share up to 50 weeks of leave and 37 weeks of pay after having or adopting a child. This flexible arrangement lets parents choose how to divide the time off between them, provided th...

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If you employ staff, you need to understand how Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) works when circumstances change — whether that's a business takeover, employee redundancy, or different types of employment contract. Your obligations to pay SMP can continue even after significant b...

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Statutory Neonatal Care Pay (SNCP) entitlement can be affected by various changes to an employee's circumstances or your business structure. Understanding how business takeovers, redundancies, pay adjustments, and personal situations affect SNCP helps you meet your legal oblig...

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Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay (SPBP) entitlements can be affected by various employment arrangements and business changes. Whether you're taking over a business, employing agency workers, or dealing with redundancies, understanding how these circumstances affect SPBP is e...

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Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP) entitlement can be affected by various employment situations and business changes. This article explains what happens to SPP when circumstances change, including business transfers, employee redundancy, special birth situations, and different empl...

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Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) isn't always straightforward — different types of employment contracts, changes in employee circumstances, and major business events can all affect whether you must pay SSP and for how long. Understanding these special situations helps you meet your le...

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If you're employing someone who is adopting a child or having a baby through a surrogacy arrangement, they may be entitled to Statutory Adoption Pay and Leave. This article explains who qualifies, how much to pay, when leave can be taken, and how to manage the process as an em...

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As an employer, you must provide eligible employees with statutory maternity leave and pay when they have a baby. Employees can take up to 52 weeks of maternity leave, and those who qualify can receive Statutory Maternity Pay for up to 39 weeks. Understanding the eligibility r...

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Statutory Neonatal Care Pay is a new payment available to employed parents whose babies require neonatal care. If you're an employer, you need to understand when you must pay this benefit to eligible employees, how to calculate it, and how it works for different types of worke...

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If one of your employees loses a child under 18 or experiences a stillbirth after 24 weeks of pregnancy, they may be entitled to Statutory Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay. As an employer, you need to understand who qualifies, how much to pay, and how the system works. This...

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If you employ staff who are expecting a child—whether through birth, adoption, or surrogacy—you may need to provide Statutory Paternity Pay and Leave. Eligible employees can take one or two weeks off and receive statutory pay, which you can largely reclaim from HMRC. This guid...

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When disagreements arise between employers and employees about statutory pay entitlement — such as Statutory Sick Pay, Statutory Maternity Pay, or other statutory payments — there's a formal process for resolving the dispute. Employees can ask HMRC to make a binding decision, and if either party...

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When your employees are off sick, you may need to pay them Statutory Sick Pay (SSP). This is a legal minimum payment that applies from the first qualifying day of illness and can continue for up to 28 weeks. Understanding the rules around eligibility, rates, and how to calcula...

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