| Tribunal Compensation Guide (from 1 February 2012) | ||||
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Employment claim |
Maximum award |
Employment right |
Maximum award |
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Unfair dismissal |
Maximum award |
Discrimination Compensation |
Unlimited |
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Basic award Compensatory award Additional award |
£12,900 £72,300 52 weeks' pay (up to £22,360) |
Injury to hurt feelings
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Redundancy pay |
£12,900 |
Breach of contract claims in a Tribunal |
£25,000 |
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Dismissal for union/employee representative or pension trustee reasons |
Guarantee pay |
£117.50 (5 days in any period of 3 months) (£23.50 a day) |
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Basic award Compensatory award |
£12,900 (minimum £5,300) £68,400 |
Breach of flexible working regulations |
8 weeks’ pay (£3,440) |
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Dismissal for health and safety reasons |
Dismissal for making a protected disclosure |
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Basic award Compensatory award |
£12,900 (minimum £5,300) No limit |
Basic award Compensatory award |
£12,900 No limit |
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Right to be accompanied |
2 weeks’ pay (up to £860) |
Failure to consult over collective redundancy |
90 days actual pay |
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Failure to consult – TUPE |
13 weeks’ actual pay |
Failure to give statement of employment particulars |
4 weeks’ pay (up to £1,720) |
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Limits on a week’s pay = £430 (where relevant) |
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| Compensation limits (from 1 February 2012) – Insolvency | |
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Employment right |
Maximum award |
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Arrears of pay Statutory notice Holiday pay Redundancy |
8 weeks’ pay (£3,440) 12 weeks’ pay (£5,160) 6 weeks’ pay (£2,580) £12,900 |
| Parental payments (from April 2012) | ||
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Type of payment |
Current Rate |
Max period |
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Statutory maternity pay (higher rate) |
90% of normal weekly earnings |
6 weeks |
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Statutory maternity pay (basic rate) |
£135.45 a week, or 90% of normal weekly earnings if lower |
33 weeks |
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Maternity allowance |
£135.45 a week, or 90% of normal weekly earnings if lower |
39 weeks |
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Statutory paternity pay |
£135.45 a week, or 90% of normal weekly earnings if lower |
2 weeks |
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Statutory adoption pay |
£135.45 a week, or 90% of normal weekly earnings if lower |
39 weeks |
| Sickness payments (from April 2012) | |||
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Type of payment |
Current Rate |
Max. period |
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Statutory sick pay (standard rate) |
£85.85 a week |
28 weeks in any 3 years |
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| National minimum wage | |||
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Type of payment |
From Oct 2009 |
From Oct 2010 |
From Oct 2011 |
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Workers aged 22+* |
£5.80 |
£5.93 |
£6.08 |
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Workers aged 18-21* |
£4.83 |
£4.92 |
£4.98 |
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Workers aged 16-17 |
£3.57 |
£3.67 |
£3.68 |
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Apprentices |
£2.50 |
£2.60 |
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* In October 2010 the 22+ and 18-21 bands change to 21+ and 18-20 bands respectively |
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