Employment tribunals and courts

New and updated

• Type:

  Quick reference

  Maximum unfair dismissal compensation award - historical data

  Updated to reflect an increase in the maximum unfair dismissal compensatory award, with effect from 6 April 2024. 

• Type:

  Quick reference

  Compensation - dismissal

  Updated to reflect an increase in the basic and compensatory awards for unfair dismissal claims, with effect from 6 April 2024. 

• Type:

  Quick reference

  Compensation - pay and statutory payments

  Updated to take into account the increase in the cap on a week's pay with effect from 6 April 2024. 

• Type:

  Quick reference

  Maximum amount of a week's pay

  Updated to reflect the increase in the cap on a week's pay, with effect from 6 April 2024. 

• Type:

  Quick reference

  Award limits and amounts payable under employment legislation 2024/25

  Updated in reflect the increase in award limits and amounts payable, effective from 6 April 2024.

• Type:

  Employment law guide

  Automatic unfair dismissal

  Updated to reflect the increase in compensation limits in cases of unfair dismissal, effective from 6 April 2024.

• Type:

  FAQs

  What is the unfair dismissal basic award?

  Updated to reflect statutory limits in place from 6 April 2024.

• Type:

  FAQs

  What is the unfair dismissal compensatory award?

  Updated to reflect the maximum compensatory award from 6 April 2024.

• Type:

  How to

  How to decide whether to settle or fight an employment tribunal claim

  Updated to reflect an increase in the maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal, effective from 6 April 2024. 

• Date:

  28 March 2024

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Podcast: Employment tribunals - tips and traps

  Running an employment tribunal claim can be complicated and requires careful management. Part-time employment tribunal judge Tina Elliott offers practical tips on how to prepare effectively.