From 1 December 2025, the period allowed for early conciliation is 12 weeks....
Statutory parental payments and SSP from April 2026
The weekly rates that will apply from April 2026 to statutory maternity, paternity, shared parental, adoption, neonatal care pay and parental bereavement pay, as well as statutory sick pay (SSP) are as follows:
| Rate/limit from April 2026 |
Statutory maternity pay, maternity allowance, paternity pay, neonatal care pay, shared parental pay, parental bereavement pay and adoption pay | £194.32 per week |
Statutory sick pay (SSP) | £123.25 per week |
Earnings threshold (lower earnings limit) | £129.00 |