J&K payroll https://www.jkcomputerservices.co.uk Small business payroll service Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:44:13 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.jkcomputerservices.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/twitter_profile_pic-150x150.jpg J&K payroll https://www.jkcomputerservices.co.uk 32 32 National Minimum Wage and statutory pay 2026 https://www.jkcomputerservices.co.uk/national-minimum-wage-2026/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:32:00 +0000 https://www.jkcomputerservices.co.uk/?p=1284 As usual, National Minimum Wage rates will increase in April. The hourly rates for 2026 are:

Apprentice*  U18   18-20   21 and over
£8           £8    £10.85   £12.71
*If under 19 or in first year of apprenticeship (otherwise refer to age bands).

Statutory Sick Pay increases from £118.75 to £123.25 per week.

Parenting pay (maternity, paternity, adoption pay) rises from £187.18 to £194.32 per week.

]]> National Minimum Wage and statutory pay 2024 https://www.jkcomputerservices.co.uk/national-minimum-wage-2023/ Thu, 14 Mar 2024 07:37:10 +0000 https://www.jkcomputerservices.co.uk/?p=1169 National Minimum Wage rates will increase in April, and staff aged 21 and over are now brought into the top band. The hourly rates for 2024 are:

Apprentice*  U18   18-20   21 and over
£6.40       £6.40  £8.60   £11.44
*If under 19 or in first year of apprenticeship (otherwise refer to age bands).

Statutory Sick Pay increases from £109.40 to £116.75 per week.

Parenting pay (maternity, paternity, adoption pay) rises from £172.48 to £184.03 per week.

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