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Where Taxpayers and Advisers Meet
2008/09 employer statutory payment rates published
10/12/2007, by Sarah Laing, Tax News - Income Tax
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The rates for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP) and Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP) for 2008/09 have been published.

Statutory payment 

2008/09 rate 

Statutory Sick Pay £75.40  per week (where average weekly earnings exceed £90.00 per week)
Statutory Maternity Pay
  • First six weeks: earnings related rate (90% of average weekly  earnings)
  • Remaining weeks: lesser of the standard rate of £117.18, or earnings rate as above.
Statutory Paternity Pay The lesser of £117.18 per week or 90% of average weekly earnings
Statutory Adoption Pay The lesser of £117.18 per week or 90% of average weekly earnings

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HMRC: 2008/09 statutory payment rates

 

About The Author

Sarah Laing
Editor, TaxationWeb News

Sarah is a Chartered Tax Adviser. She has been writing professionally since joining CCH Editions in 1998 as a Senior Technical Editor, contributing to a range of highly regarded publications including the British Tax Reporter, Taxes - The Weekly Tax News, the Red & Green legislation volumes, Hardman's, International Tax Agreements and many others. She became Publishing Manager for the tax and accounting portfolio in 2001 and later went on to help run CCH Seminars (including ABG Courses and Conferences).

Sarah originally worked for the Inland Revenue in Newbury and Swindon Tax Offices, before moving out into practice in 1991. She has worked for both small and Big 5 firms. She now works as a freelance author providing technical writing services for the tax and accountancy profession.

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