Statutory payments
Updated to reflect the statutory paternity pay rate in force from 5 April 2026. Employers should review payroll and check eligible employees are paid correctly.
Updated to reflect the maternity allowance rate in force from 5 April 2026.
Updated to include the statutory parental bereavement pay rates in force from 5 April 2026. Employers should review payroll, update relevant policies and check eligible employees are paid correctly.
Updated to reflect the statutory shared parental pay rate in force from 5 April 2026. Employers should update payroll systems, relevant policies and check eligible employees are paid correctly.
Updated to reflect the statutory adoption pay rate in force from 5 April 2026. Employers should review payroll and check eligible employees are paid correctly.
Updated to reflect the statutory maternity pay rate in force from 5 April 2026. Employers should review payroll and check eligible employees are paid correctly.
Updated to reflect the statutory sick pay rate in force from 6 April 2026.
Updated to include the rate of the lower earnings limit for 2026/27. Employers will need to review payroll systems and ensure statutory pay is applied correctly.
This quick reference explains the statutory entitlement of eligible employees to statutory neonatal care pay if their child, or a child with whom they have a qualifying relationship, requires medical or palliative care and was born on or after 6 April 2025.
Key facts for HR on pay, benefits and allowances: statutory payments.