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Average gross weekly pay over the 12 weeks before your notice period. Anything above £751 is capped for the statutory figure.
Work out the statutory redundancy pay you are entitled to in Great Britain, based on your age, complete years of service and weekly pay.
Average gross weekly pay over the 12 weeks before your notice period. Anything above £751 is capped for the statutory figure.
Only full years count. You need at least 2 years' continuous service to qualify; a maximum of 20 years is used.
Statutory notice (separate right) 5 weeks
5 weeks × £500.00 = £2,500.00
For guidance only — not an official figure. This calculator estimates the minimum statutory redundancy pay using the rates in force from 6 April 2026 (weekly pay capped at £751, maximum £22,530). It applies to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales); Northern Ireland has separate rules. Your contract may provide a higher "enhanced" redundancy payment. Always check your exact entitlement with the official tool at gov.uk or take professional advice.
Three things decide the amount: your age, your full years of service and your weekly pay
For each complete year of service worked while you were under 22, you get half a week's pay.
For each complete year worked while you were between 22 and 40, you get one full week's pay.
For each complete year worked while you were 41 or older, you get one and a half weeks' pay.
Only your 20 most recent years count, and weekly pay is capped at £751 (from 6 April 2026). So the most you can receive is £22,530 (20 × 1.5 × £751).
The most common questions about statutory redundancy in Great Britain
Statutory redundancy pay is the minimum legal payment an employer must make when an employee with at least two years' service is made redundant. It is set by the Employment Rights Act 1996 (section 162) and depends on three things: your age, your number of complete years of service, and your weekly pay (subject to a statutory cap). This tool applies the rates in force from 6 April 2026.
The method is to count up the weeks of pay you have accrued and multiply by your (capped) weekly pay. Each complete year of service earns 0.5, 1 or 1.5 weeks depending on your age during that year: half a week under 22, a full week from 22 to 40, and one and a half weeks at 41 or over. Only your 20 most recent years count, and weekly pay is capped at £751, so the absolute maximum is £22,530.
The calculation walks through each year of your service and looks at how old you were during that year. This matters when you cross a band boundary. Take someone aged 43 with 22 years' service: only the most recent 20 years count, and within those, the two years worked at 41 and 42 earn 1.5 weeks each while the other 18 earn one week each — 3 + 18 = 21 weeks in total.
Don't confuse the two. Redundancy pay compensates you for losing your job and needs two years' service. Statutory notice is the warning period (or pay in lieu) your employer owes you, and it starts much earlier — from just one month's service. Notice is one week per complete year, capped at 12 weeks, and unlike redundancy pay it is based on your actual weekly pay and is taxable.
Note: This is an estimate of the statutory minimum based on the law in force from 6 April 2026. For complex cases (variable hours, enhanced contractual schemes, unfair dismissal awards or settlement agreements) check the official gov.uk calculator or take legal advice.
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