April could be a costly month

Unfair dismissal compensation - £76,574* (from £74,200)

A week’s pay - £464 (from £450)

SSP - £87.77 per week (from £86.70)

SMP, SAP, SPP - £138.18 per week (from £86.70)

Illegal workers – fine of up to £20,000 per illegal worker (from £10,000)

The new rates all apply from Sunday 6 April 2014.

Penalty in ET – fine of up to £5,000 for a losing employer introduced from 6 April.

*Unfair dismissal is capped at the lower of one year’s salary or £76,574