From 6 April 2016, new employment rates and limits came into effect for 2016/17:
| Limits on a week's pay | £479 |
| Maximum basic award for unfair dismissal or statutory redundancy payment | £14,370 (30 weeks' pay) |
| Compensatory award for unfair dismissal | £78,962 or 52 weeks' gross pay, whichever is the lower |
| Statutory Sick Pay | £88.45 (no change) |
| Statutory Maternity Pay, Statutory Adoption Pay, Shared Parental Pay (prescribed rate) | £139.58 |
| Statutory Paternity Pay | £139.58 |
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