What are the Qualifying Periods for the following Statutory Rights?

Q. Employer's provision of STATEMENT OF TERMS?
A. 2 Months

Q. Entitlement to take ORDINARY MATERNITY LEAVE?
A. No qualifying period required

Q. Entitlement to ADDITIONAL MATERNITY LEAVE?
A. None if Expected Week of Childbirth (EWC) is after 1.4.07 (otherwise 1 yr at 11th week pre- EWC)

Q. Entitlement to take paid PATERNITY LEAVE?
A. 26 weeks before 14 th week pre-EWC

Q. When does the RIGHT TO RETURN arise?
A. Same as Additional Maternity Leave

Q. How long before PARENTAL LEAVE may be taken?
A. 1 year

Q. Entitlement to STATUTORY MATERNITY PAY?
A. 26 wks at 15 th week. before EWC

Q. The right to receive REDUNDANCY PAY?
A. 2 years

Q. The right not to be UNFAIRLY DISMISSED?
A 1 year (unless “automatically” unfair, when no qualifying period required)

What are the Time Limits for making a claim to an Employment Tribunal?

Usually 3 months from date of cause of complaint but:
  - 6 months to start redundancy payment claim
  - 6 months to start Equal Pay Act claim

What is the Statutory Minimum Pay?

Employees aged over 22 - £5.35 p.h.
Employees aged 18-21 - £4.45 p.h.
Employees under 18 but over school leaving age - £3.30 p.h.

What are the Employment Tribunal financial limits

Q. BASIC AWARD/REDUNDANCY : WEEK'S PAY?
A. £310 (max award £9300) for dismissals after 1.2.07

Q. COMPENSATORY AWARD?
A. £60,600 max for dismissals after 1.2.07 but there is no cap on discrimination awards and if dismissal/selection for redundancy was because employee exercised Union/Health & Safety rights or was ‘whistleblower’.

Q. BREACH of CONTRACT?
A. Tribunal only has jurisdiction up to an award of £25,000.