Here you will find the most frequently
asked questions about your employment rights
This guide only provides general information. For specific guidance on your particular circumstances you
should first contact your GMB Representative.
The information provided refers to your minimum statutory rights. GMB negotiates
with employers on behalf of our members to improve on these basic rights. You should therefore check your
rights under your contract or written particulars of employment and any collective agreements to find out what your employer
offers. Please click on a category below:
Please note that the law
changes frequently - we provide updates as often as possible.
List of statutory amounts from April 2011 (weekly amount unless
otherwise stated)
Lower Earnings Limit (LEL)
£102.00 Statutory Adoption, Maternity or Paternity Pay (flat rate) £128.73
Statutory
Sick Pay
£81.60
Week’s pay (e.g. unfair dismissal
basic award) £400.00
Abbreviations used
AAL - Additional
Adoption Leave
AML - Additional Maternity Leave
DDP - Disciplinary and Dismissal Procedure
EWC - Expected week of childbirth
GP - Grievance Procedure
OAL - Ordinary Adoption
Leave
OML - Ordinary Maternity Leave
SAP - Statutory Adoption Pay
SPP - Statutory Paternity Pay
SMP - Statutory
Maternity Pay
SSP - Statutory Sick Pay
