Statutory guarantee pay: maximum days in any 3 months

The maximum number of days statutory guarantee pay is payable in any three-month period.

5days

Corroborated Act of Parliament Great Britain in force since 1996-08-22

Checked against its sources: statute verified 2026-09-21·guidance verified 2026-09-21

Scope: Ceiling of 5; actual entitlement is normal working days per week, up to 5, per rolling 3 months.

Current sources

Source A · LegislationEmployment Rights Act 1996 s.31(2)–(3)

retrieved 2026-07-29

Source B · Official guidanceGOV.UK — Lay-offs and short-time working: guarantee pay ('5 days in any 3-month period')

retrieved 2026-07-29

History

Value	From	To	Status	Sources
5	1996-08-22	—	Corroborated	Legislation: Employment Rights Act 1996 s.31(2)–(3) retrieved 2026-07-29 Official guidance: GOV.UK — Lay-offs and short-time working: guarantee pay ('5 days in any 3-month period') retrieved 2026-07-29

Receipt

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Compiler's notes

B-page observed still showing the £39 DAILY rate (superseded 2026-04-06 by £41) at retrieval — live specimen of B-lag (FM-21) on the adjacent figure; the 5-day figure itself corroborates.