United Kingdom
Labour, tax, social security & leave law — the exact verified parameters PayClics payroll runs on.
✓ Verified 2026-09 (2026/27 tax year; HMRC rates and thresholds for employers)GBP
Income tax
20% – 45% progressive
Personal allowance 12,570 GBP · Scotland 19% – 48%, six bands
National Insurance
8% + 15%
employee + employer · category A · employee drops to 2% above 4,189 GBP/month
Statutory sick pay
123.25 GBP/week
up to 28 weeks · or 80% of average weekly earnings, whichever is lower
Annual leave
28 days
Working time
8 h/day · 48 h/week max
Weekend: Sunday + Saturday
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