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Unfair dismissal award drops

DEC

18^th

Posted by: Sue Busfield

It has just been announced that from 1st February 2010, the maximum compensatory award will drop from £66,200 to £65,300. The reduction reflects the decrease of 1.4% in the Retail Prices Index from September 2008 to September 2009.
A week's pay (for basic award and redundancy pay purposes) will remain the same at £380.

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SMP, SAP SPP and SSP rates

DEC

15^th

Posted by: Sue Busfield

On 14 December 2009 the Government announced that:

the standard rates of statutory maternity, paternity and adoption pay will increase to £124.08 a week,
the standard rate of statutory sick pay will remain the same at £79.15 a week.

The changes are expected to come into force in April 2010.

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