Statutory redundancy payment to increase

23 January 2012

The statutory redundancy payment will increase from £400 per week to £430 per week as from 1 February 2012.

The following bullet points explain the calculation for statutory redundancy pay, together with what this payment is based upon:

 What a person would receive:

  • 0.5 week’s pay for each full year of service where the person's age was under 22
  • 1 week’s pay for each full year of service where the person's age was 22 or above, but under 41
  • 1.5 week’s pay for each full year of service where the person's age was 41 or above

Payment based upon:

  • How long someone has been continuously employed
  • The person's age
  • The person's weekly pay, up to a certain limit (£400 current maximum, £430 from 1 February 2012)

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