SPM260000 - Glossary

Abbreviation	Meaning
Acas	Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service
AO	Accounts Office
APL	Additional Paternity Leave
APP	Adoption Pay Period
AWE	Average Weekly Earnings
DANSP	Decisions and Appeals for National Insurance and Statutory Payments
DBT	Department for Business and Trade
DWP	Department for Work and Pensions
ESA	Employment Support Allowance
ET	Earnings Threshold
EWC	Expected Week of Childbirth (also known as Confinement)
GB	Great Britain (England, Scotland & Wales)
HA	Health Authority
HMRC	HM Revenue & Customs
HWS	Health and Work Service
LEL	Lower Earnings Limit
LRA	Labour Relations Agency
MA	Maternity Allowance
MPP	Maternity Pay Period
MW	Matching Week
NHS	National Health Service
NI	National Insurance
NICs	National Insurance contributions
ONW	Official Notification Week
PAYE	Pay As You Earn
PIW	Period of Incapacity for Work
PL	Paternity Leave
PPP	Paternity Pay Period
PTCPP	Personal Tax Customer Product and Process
PTS	Percentage Threshold Scheme
QD	Qualifying Day
QW	Qualifying Week
SAL	Statutory Adoption Leave
SAP	Statutory Adoption Pay
SER	Small Employers Relief
ShPP	Shared Parental Pay
SML	Statutory Maternity Leave
SMP	Statutory Maternity Pay
SPL	Shared Parental Leave
SPBP	Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay
SPP	Statutory Paternity Pay
SSP	Statutory Sick Pay
SPDT	Statutory Payments Dispute Team
UEL	Upper Earnings Limit
UK	United Kingdom (Great Britain & Northern Ireland)
WDs	Waiting Days