Dismissal

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 2025. 

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  FAQs

  What is the unfair dismissal compensatory award?

  Updated to reflect the maximum compensatory award from 6 April 2025. 

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  How to

  How to protect against claims of constructive dismissal

  Updated to reflect the maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal, effective from 6 April 2025. 

• Type:

  Training

  Individual redundancies - line manager training

  Updated to reflect the extension of redundancy protection for employees who take neonatal care leave in force from 6 April 2025. 

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  Training

  Collective redundancies - line manager training

  Updated to reflect the extension of redundancy protection for employees who take neonatal care leave in force from 6 April 2025. 

• Type:

  How to

  How to deal with pregnant employees and those on maternity leave in a redundancy situation

  Updated to reflect that the right to be offered a suitable available vacancy is extended to employees taking neonatal care leave, from 6 April 2025.

• Type:

  How to

  How to consider offers of suitable alternative work for redundant employees

  Updated to reflect that the right to be offered a suitable available vacancy extends to employees taking neonatal care leave, from 6 April 2025.

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  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 2025.

• 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 2025.

• Type:

  Quick reference

  Unfair dismissal compensation

  Updated to reflect an increase in unfair dismissal compensation limits, effective from 6 April 2025.