Policy News Journal - 2014-15

 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.

Statutory payment rates for 2015-16

6 January 2015

If readers who need the new statutory payment rates and thresholds have not yet located them, we repeat them below.

We apologise that confirmation of the statutory payment figures was overlooked in the flurry of announcements on Autumn Statement day. The proposed thresholds and rates are set out below:

2014-15

2015-16

STATUTORY ADOPTION PAY Earnings threshold

111.00 138.18

112.00 139.58

Standard Rate

STATUTORY MATERNITY PAY Earnings threshold

111.00 138.18

112.00 139.58

Standard rate

STATUTORY PATERNITY PAY Earnings threshold

111.00 138.18 138.18

112.00 139.58 139.58

Standard Rate

Additional statutory paternity pay

STATUTORY SHARED PARENTAL PAY Earnings threshold

111.00 138.18

112.00 139.58

Standard rate

STATUTORY SICK PAY Earnings threshold

111.00

112.00

Standard rate

87.55

88.45

Rates and thresholds for employers 2015 to 2016

2 February 2015

HMRC has published the key rates and thresholds for 2015-16 on GOV.UK.

The following rates and thresholds are now available on GOV.UK .

 PAYE tax and Class 1 National Insurance contributions (NICs)  National minimum wage  Statutory maternity, paternity and adoption pay  Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)  Student loan recovery  Class 1A NICs: expenses and benefits  Company cars: advisory fuel rates

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