Relevant statutory provision
Subject of provision
Old Limit New Limit
101A(d), 102(1) or 103 of the 1996 Act.
£78,962
Section 124(1ZA)(a) of the 1996 Act( b )
Limit on amount of compensatory award for unfair dismissal.
£78,335
£479
Paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 186(1) of the 1996 Act
Limit on amount in respect of any one week payable to an employee in respect of a debt to which Part 12 of the 1996 Act applies and which is referable to a period of time Maximum amount of “a week’s pay” for the purpose of calculating a redundancy payment or for various awards including the basic or additional award of compensation for unfair dismissal.
£475
£479
Section 227(1) of the 1996 Act
£475
Under the Employment Relations Act 1999 if the retail prices index for September of a year is higher or lower than the index for the previous September, the Secretary of State is required to change the limits by the percentage of the increase or decrease. The increases made by this Order reflect the increase in the retail prices index of 0.8% from September 2014 to September 2015. The increases apply where the event giving rise to the entitlement to compensation or other payments occurred on or after 6 April 2016. Limits previously in force under the Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/226) are preserved by article 4 of this Order in relation to cases where the relevant event was before 6 April 2016.
CIPP Policy News Journal
25/04/2016, Page 61 of 453
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