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Remedies and penalties

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  • Type:
    Employment law cases

    Acas code applies to dismissal disguised as redundancy

    In Rentplus UK Ltd v Coulson, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that an employer cannot escape the requirements of the "Acas code of practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures" by disguising a dismissal for misconduct or poor performance as a redundancy.

  • Type:
    Employment law cases

    Discrimination awards: Employment tribunal round-up

    We look at four recent discrimination cases where the tribunals upheld the claims and ordered the employers to pay compensation, including one of the highest ever discrimination awards.

  • Type:
    Employment law cases

    Pregnancy discrimination: "Egregious acts" permitted 25% Acas uplift to awards

    In Slade and another v Biggs and others, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that the tribunal had been entitled to apply the 25% Acas uplift to the awards for aggravated damages and injury to feelings, given its findings of serious pregnancy discrimination.

  • Date:
    19 November 2021
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    COVID-related employment cases: 10 key lessons for employers

    Employment tribunals have been deciding coronavirus-related cases throughout 2021. We set out 10 key first-instance rulings related to the pandemic and highlight what lessons employers can learn from them.

  • Type:
    Quick reference

    Award limits and amounts payable under employment legislation 2021/22

    A table summarising the award limits and amounts payable under employment legislation, effective from 6 April 2021.

  • Type:
    Employment law cases

    No award reduction for covertly recording disciplinary proceedings

    In Grant v Hunter Price International Ltd and another, an employment tribunal refused to reduce the claimant's award of £73,853 for pregnancy discrimination and constructive dismissal for covertly recording meetings during a discriminatory disciplinary procedure.

  • Type:
    Quick reference

    Unfair dismissal awards

    Updated to reflect the unfair dismissal awards made by employment tribunals in 2019/20.

  • Type:
    Quick reference

    Race discrimination awards

    Updated to reflect the race discrimination awards made by employment tribunals in 2019/20.

  • Type:
    Quick reference

    Sex discrimination awards

    Updated to reflect the sex discrimination awards made by employment tribunals in 2019/20.

  • Type:
    Quick reference

    Disability discrimination awards

    Updated to reflect the disability discrimination awards made by employment tribunals in 2019/20.