From 1 February 2012, the cap on the unfair dismissal compensatory award will increase from £68,400 to £72,300 and the cap on weekly pay (used to calculate the unfair dismissal basic award and statutory redundancy pay) will increase from £400 to £430.
From April 2012 the weekly rate of statutory maternity/paternity/adoption pay will increase from £128.73 to £135.45, with the earnings threshold increasing to £107 a week. The weekly rate of statutory sick pay will rise from £81.60 to £85.85.
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Samantha Brown
Managing Partner, Employment, Pensions and Incentives, UK and EMEA, London
Steve Bell
Managing Partner, Employment, Industrial Relations and Safety, Asia and Australia, Melbourne
Emma Rohsler
Partner, Head of Employment, Pensions and Incentives, EMEA, Paris
Tim Leaver
Partner, London
Andrew Taggart
Partner, London
Fatim Jumabhoy
Partner, Head of Employment & Workplace Investigations, Asia, Singapore
Barbara Roth
Partner, New York
Christine Young
Partner, London
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