1. Page 1 - Field - “You were not employed by me for long enough” – the information given on the Right Hand side of this field is the same but has been put into a format in line with the rest of the document. 2. Page 1 - Field – “You did not tell me soon enough that you would be away from work” – the information given on the Right Hand side of this field has been updated to include the new 15 weeks notice period required for SPP baby. 3. Page 2 - Hyperlink on page 2 has been corrected and now links with the appropriate Gov.uk webpage.” The Statutory Payment Consultation Group Statutory Payment Consultation Group (SPCG) is an HMRC sponsored forum allowing HMRC, DWP and BIS to discuss and consult with key stakeholders on statutory payment issues. The Statutory Payments Consultation Group is a sub group of the Employment Payroll Group
No rise in statutory rates for 2016-17 4 December 2015
The proposed 2016-17 statutory rates for adoption pay, maternity pay, paternity pay, shared parental pay and sick pay have been published and they are to remain the same as the 2015-16 rates.
The proposed benefit and pension rates 2016-17 are set out below:
2015-16
2016-17
Statutory Adoption Pay Earnings threshold
£112.00 £139.58
£112.00 £139.58
Standard Rate
Statutory Maternity Pay Earnings threshold
£112.00 £139.58
£112.00 £139.58
Standard Rate
Statutory Paternity Pay Earnings threshold
£112.00 £139.58 £139.58
£112.00 £139.58 £139.58
Standard Rate
Additional statutory paternity pay
Statutory Shared Parental Pay Earnings threshold
£112.00 £139.58
£112.00 £139.58
Standard Rate
Statutory Sick Pay Earnings threshold
£112.00 £88.45
£112.00 £88.45
Standard Rate
The statutory payment recovery rates have not yet been confirmed by the Department for Work and Pensions.
Statutory payment recovery rates 2016-17 18 December 2015
HMRC's Statutory Payments team has confirmed that the recovery rates and the National Insurance contribution threshold for small employers will remain unchanged for 2016-17.
The statutory payment recovery rates and NIC threshold will remain the same for 2016-17:
92% if the total Class 1 NICs (both employee and employer contributions) are above £45,000 for the previous tax year, 100% plus an additional 3% (NIC compensation rate) if the total Class 1 NICs for the previous tax year are £45,000 or lower.
At the beginning of December HMRC also confirmed that the proposed statutory rates for adoption pay, maternity pay, paternity pay, shared parental pay and sick pay are to remain the same for 2016-17.
CIPP Policy News Journal
25/04/2016, Page 424 of 453
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