Guide to employment law compensation, rates and limits
April 2025 to April 2026
Compensation Limits (after 6 April 2025)
A week’s pay - £719
Failure to give a statement of particulars of employment - £1,438 or £2,876 (2 or 4 weeks’ pay)
Breach of the right to be accompanied at a grievance or a disciplinary meeting - £1,438 (2 weeks’ pay)
Breach of the flexible working provisions - £5,752 (8 weeks’ pay)
Failure to collectively consult on redundancy - up to 90 day’s gross pay
Unfair dismissal:
- Basic award - maximum £21,570
- Compensatory award (or the lesser of 52 weeks’ pay) - maximum £118,223
- Additional award (failure to reinstate or reengage) - £18,694 to £37,388 (26 to 52 weeks’ pay)
Dismissals for union/employee representative or pension trustee reasons:
- Basic award - maximum £21,570 (minimum £8,763)
- Compensatory award - maximum £118,223
Dismissals for health and safety reasons:
- Basic award - maximum £21,570 (minimum £8,763)
- Compensatory award - no limit
Dismissals for making a protected disclosure:
- Basic award - maximum £21,570
- Compensatory award - no limit
Statutory redundancy payment - maximum £21,570
Contract claims - maximum £25,000
Failure to consult on a transfer - up to 13 weeks’ gross pay
Failure to allocate tips fairly - maximum £5,135
Guarantee payment - £39 per day maximum 5 days or £195 in 3 months)
Compensation for injury to feelings (Vento bands):
- Lower band - £1,200 to £12,100 (less serious cases)
- Middle band - £12,100 to £36,400 (cases that do not merit an award in the upper band)
- Upper band - £36,400 to £60,700 (the most serious cases)
- Exceptional cases - £60,700+
Insolvency Payments (for dismissals after 6 April 2025)
Arrears of pay - up to £5,752 (maximum 8 weeks’ pay)
Statutory notice pay - up to £8,628 (maximum 12 weeks’ pay)
Holiday pay - up to £4,314 (maximum 6 weeks’ pay)
Statutory redundancy payment or basic award - up to £21,570 (maximum 30 weeks’ pay)
Statutory Sick Pay (from 6 April 2025)
Standard rate - £118.75 (maximum 28 weeks)
Parental Payments (from 3 April 2025)
Statutory maternity pay (higher rate) - 90% of normal weekly earnings (maximum 6 weeks)
Statutory maternity pay (basic rate) - £187.18 (maximum 33 weeks)
Maternity allowance - £187.18 (maximum 39 weeks)
Statutory paternity pay - £187.18 (maximum 2 weeks)
Shared parental leave pay - £187.18 (maximum 39 weeks)
Statutory adoption pay - £187.18 (maximum 39 weeks)
Statutory parental bereavement leave pay - £187.18 (maximum 2 weeks)
National Living/Minimum Wage (from 1 April 2025)
Workers aged 21+ - £12.21 an hour
Workers aged 18-20 - £10.00 an hour
Workers under 18 - £7.55 an hour
Apprentices - £7.55 an hour
Accommodation offset limit (maximum daily deduction from NMW) - £10.66
The material contained in this web page is provided for general purposes only and does not constitute legal or other professional advice. Appropriate legal advice should be sought for specific circumstances and before action is taken.
