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Statutory redundancy calculator: Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is the only UK nation with its own statute. The Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 mirrors ERA 1996 in structure, but sets its own week's pay cap: for 2026/27 it is £783 a week (higher than the £751 GB figure), giving a maximum statutory payment of £23,490.

Your ageat terminationYears of servicecomplete yearsWeekly gross pay£ per weekRate year

NI 2026/27

cap £783

Age 41 and over · 6 years × 1.5 wk × £720£6,480.00

Age 22 to 40 · 6 years × 1 wk × £720£4,320.00

Total statutory redundancy pay£10,800

Calculated under ERO (NI) 1996 against the NI 2026/27 weekly cap of £783.

Statutory basis

The governing instrument is the ERO (NI) 1996. It uses the same 0.5 / 1.0 / 1.5 weeks-per-year age-band structure as ERA 1996 s.162, but the week's pay cap is set separately by the Department for the Economy. For 2026/27 the NI cap is £783 a week (uprated from £749 by 4.5% under the Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order (NI) 2026), giving a maximum statutory payment of £23,490. That is higher than the £751 / £22,530 that applies in Great Britain.

The official NI calculator and guidance live at nidirect.gov.uk. Tribunal claims are heard by the Industrial Tribunal (NI), not the GB Employment Tribunal.

If your employer is insolvent in NI

In Great Britain you claim from the National Insurance Fund via the Insolvency Service. In Northern Ireland the equivalent route is the Department for the Economy (NI) using the RP1 form. The weekly cap on payments from the fund is the NI statutory figure of £783.