Maternity Abbreviations SMP Statutory Maternity Pay EWC Expected Week of Confinement – ‘week baby is due’ QW Qualifying Week, 15th week before the baby is due LEL Lower Earnings Limit, minimum average earnings level MAT B1 Certificate of pregnancy MPP Maternity Pay Period KIT Days Keep In Touch Days Proof of pregnancy Form MAT B1…
SSP Abbreviations SSP Statutory Sick Pay LEL Lower Earnings Limit WDs Waiting Days PIW Period of Incapacity for work QDs Qualifying Days NICs National Insurance Contributions Lower Earnings Limit This is the minimum level of earnings that employees need to qualify for benefits, it is also the level that employee’s average weekly earnings must reach…
Rates & Allowances Tax The standard Personal Allowance is £12,570 which is the amount of income you don’t have to pay any tax on. That’s £242 per week. National Insurance You pay National Insurance contributions to qualify for the State Pension. You pay National Insurance if you’re 16 or over and either: an employee…
National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates You must be at least: school leaving age to get the National Minimum Wage aged 23 to get the National Living Wage – the minimum wage will still apply for workers aged 22 and under Year 21 and over 18 to 20 Under 18 Apprentice April 2025…