How much redundancy pay will I get in 2026/27?

Enter your age, service and weekly pay to see the legal minimum. Add the rest of your package if you know it.

127 employers have announced cuts so far in 2026.

Your employer: University of the Highlands and Islands announced 16 job cuts on 10 September 2025.

Redundancy date

Age on that date

Full years of continuous service

Weekly pay before tax (£)

Use average pay in the 12 weeks before notice. The legal cap applies only to statutory pay.

Where you work

Work out your whole package (optional)

Use the total enhanced award offered by your employer. Leave amounts blank if you do not know them.

Include the whole package in the result

Enhanced redundancy pay

Total enhanced award offered (£)

Enter the whole redundancy award, including the statutory amount.

Enhanced weeks per full year

Apply the statutory weekly pay cap to the enhanced formula

Notice period

Contractual notice weeks

Leave blank to use the statutory minimum, up to 12 weeks. For whole-month notice with equal monthly salary, use the months field below instead. PENP assumes all estimated weeks are unworked; partial notice or garden leave is not modelled.

Contractual notice in whole months

Use only when the contract states a whole number of months and salary is paid in 12 equal monthly instalments. Do not also enter notice weeks.

How basic pay is paid

Monthly pay uses HMRC's 30.42-day divisor for notice periods that are not whole months. Whole-month notice uses P=1 and D in months.

PILON paid and taxed as earnings (£)

For pay in lieu only. Leave blank to use estimated notice pay. Enter 0 if none has been paid.

Basic pay in the last pay period before notice (£)

For PENP. Enter weekly pay or monthly salary to match the pay frequency selected. If left blank, monthly salary is estimated from weekly pay above.

Days in the last pay period (P)

For PENP with weekly or another pay period. Equal monthly salary uses 30.42 automatically, unless you enter whole-month notice above.

Untaken holiday days already accrued

This estimates payment for days already owed. Use the holiday calculator if you need to work out accrual.

Days normally worked each week

Five days is assumed if left blank.

Final month's salary still owed (£)

Other taxable income this tax year (£)

Exclude the pay entered above. For NI, this is treated as employment pay spread over 12 months.

Income Tax region

Put some taxable redundancy pay into a registered pension (£)

The employer must pay it into the scheme before paying you. The calculator caps this at the taxable qualifying award.

What the estimate covers

Statutory pay uses age in each completed year, the latest 20 years and the weekly cap. Enhanced pay, notice and holiday depend on your contract. Check the written breakdown from your employer.

Common questions

Who qualifies for statutory redundancy pay?

Employees normally need 2 full years of continuous service. Contractual pay may apply sooner.

What if I have worked for less than 2 years?

You do not normally qualify for statutory redundancy pay, but you may still be owed notice pay, holiday pay and wages.

Does TUPE reset my service?

A transfer under TUPE normally preserves continuous service, so time with the old employer can count.

Do fixed-term contracts count?

Yes. Non-renewal can count as a dismissal, and an employee with 2 years of continuous service may qualify.

Is there an upper age limit?

There is no upper age limit. Full years aged 41 or over count at one and a half weeks each.

What counts as a week's pay?

Use the average weekly pay in the 12 weeks before notice. Regular overtime and commission can count. Irregular hours may need a separate average.

How many years count?

Only the latest 20 full years of service count.

What if my employer cannot pay?

If your employer is insolvent, you can apply to the Redundancy Payments Service for eligible amounts.

How long do I have to claim?

A tribunal claim for unpaid statutory redundancy pay normally has a 6-month time limit from the end of employment. Check the current rules promptly.

Does enhanced pay replace statutory pay?

An enhanced award can be higher than the statutory minimum. Check whether the employer's figure is the total award or an addition to it.