Pay
The legal minimum rates of pay, and statutory pay during sickness and family leave.
National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage
The legal minimum hourly pay by age and for apprentices, from 1 April 2026.
Statutory Maternity and Paternity Pay
The minimum pay for employees on maternity or paternity leave in 2026/27, and how long it lasts.
Statutory Sick Pay
The minimum employers must pay staff who are off sick. Since April 2026 it is paid from the first day of sickness, with no minimum earnings test.