Statistics and legislation

Use this section whenever you want to check the rates for statutory payments, or check on forthcoming legislation.
New businesses - overview of minimum requirements Employment rights Automatic unfair dismissal	Overview of recent and proposed employment legislation - Great Britain Northern Ireland employment legislation	Key employment statistics Redundancy pay ready reckoner Useful calculators for statutory rates
What's new? Agency workers: the regulations are now in force in both Great Britain and in Northern Ireland. See: agency workers Increases to statutory rates: as from 1 February the rates for a "week's pay", guarantee pay, and the maximum unfair dismissal compensatory award will increase. New proposed rates for statutory sick pay, maternity, adoption and paternity pay have also been announced. See: key statistics Pensions: the State Pension Age will increase to 66 for both men and women by 2020 and the Chancellor has confirmed that it will rise again from 66 to 67 between April 2026 and April 2028. See: pensions Proposed changes to employment legislation: the Coalition Government is considering a number of major changes. See: recent and proposed employment changes