| The
Employment Rights Order 2010 implements the annual increase
in Tribunal awards in accordance with by the Employment Relations
Act 1999. The increases come into force on 1st February 2011.
Annually the Employment Rights Order increases the limit of
compensation for unfair dismissal that can be awarded at Employment
Tribunals.
| |
Subject
of provision |
Old
Limits |
New
Limits |
| i |
Limit
on amount of compensatory award for unfair dismissal. |
£65,300 |
£68,400 |
| ii |
Maximum
amount of "a week's pay" for the purpose of calculating
basic or additional award of compensation for unfair
dismissal or redundancy payment. |
£380 |
£400 |
| iii |
Limits
on amount in respect of any one week payable to an employee
in respect of debt to which Part XII of the 1996 Act*
applies and which is referable to a period of time. |
£380 |
£400 |
| iv |
Minimum
amount of basic award of compensation where dismissal
is unfair by virtue of section 152(1) and 153 of the
1992 Act**. |
£4,700 |
£5,000 |
| v |
Minimum
amount of basic award of compensation where dismissal
is unfair by virtue of section 100(1)(a) or (b), 101A(d),
102(1) or 103 of the 1996 Act*. |
£4,700 |
£5,000 |
| vi |
Minimum
amount of compensation awarded by the Employment Appeal
Tribunal where individual excluded or expelled from
union in contravention of section 174 of the 1992 Act**. |
£7,200 |
£7,600 |
| vii |
Amount
of award for unlawful inducement relating to trade union
membership or activities, or relating to collective
bargaining of section 145E(3) of the 1992 Act**. |
£3,100 |
£3,300 |
| viii |
Limit
on amount of guarantee payment payable to an employee
in respect of any day. |
£21.20 |
£22.20 |
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