| Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) | 2011/2012 |
| Minimum weekly earnings to qualify | £102.00 |
| Weekly rate of SSP | £81.60 |
| Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) | |
| Minimum weekly earnings | £102.00 |
| Higher weekly rate for first 6 weeks | (90 % of average weekly earnings) |
| Lower weekly rate for 33 weeks | is the lesser of £128.73 or 90% of average weekly earnings |
SMP is now paid for up to 39 weeks within this period an employee may have 10 keep in touch days (KIT) which will not effect the payment of SMP
| Ordinary Statutory Paternity Pay (OSPP) | |
| Minimum weekly earnings | £102.00 |
| Weekly rate for up to 2 weeks | is the lesser of £128.73 or 90% of average weekly earnings |
| Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP) | |
| Minimum weekly earnings | £102.00 |
| Weekly rate for up to 39 weeks | is the lesser of £128.73 or 90% of average weekly earnings |
All employers are entitled to recover 92% of the SMP/OSPP/SAP they pay.
If you qualify for Small Employers Relief (annual liability for National Insurance less than £45,000) you are entitled to recover 100% of the SMP/SPP/SAP you pay plus 4.5% for payments made after 6th April 2009.

