Remedies and penalties

New and updated

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  FAQs

  What is the unfair dismissal basic award?

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

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  FAQs

  What is the unfair dismissal compensatory award?

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

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  Legal timetable

  Employment tribunal award limits increase

  Updated to reflect the increase in employment tribunal award limits, effective from 6 April 2024.

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  FAQs

  By how much can a tribunal increase an unfair dismissal award where an employer refuses to comply with an order for re-engagement or reinstatement?

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  FAQs

  Is there a limit on the compensation that can be awarded in a discrimination claim?

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  Quick reference

  Compensation - flexible working

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

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  Quick reference

  Compensation - collective rights

  Updated to reflect an increase in the limits applying to employment tribunal awards, with effect from 6 April 2024.

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  Quick reference

  Compensation - discipline and grievance hearings

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

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  Employment law guide

  Tribunal procedures and penalties

  Updated to reflect that there are no future developments following the election of the Labour Government.

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  Employment law cases

  Mishandled disciplinary procedures: Employment tribunal round-up

  We look at four employment tribunal cases in which the claimants successfully argued that the mishandling of the disciplinary process rendered their dismissals unfair.