The consultation will close in March 2012, with a view to introduce the fees not before 2013- 14. Charging fees in employment tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal Consultation questionnaire Impact assessment Initial equality impact assessment
EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS: INCREASE OF LIMITS FOR 2012
28 December 2011 The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2011 lays out the increases to awards and payment made to workers in certain employment rights cases. The increases made by this Order reflect the increase in the retail prices index from September 2010 to September 2011 and will come into force on 1 February 2012.
New Limits(from 1 February 2012)
Relevant statutory provision Section 145E(3) of the 1992 Act
Subject of provision
Old Limits
Amount of award for unlawful inducement relating to trade union membership or activities, or for unlawful inducement relating to collective bargaining. Minimum amount of basic award of compensation where dismissal is unfair by virtue of section 152(1) or 153 of the 1992 Act. Minimum amount of compensation where individual excluded or expelled from union in contravention of section 174 of the 1992 Act and not admitted or re-admitted by date of tribunal application. Limit on amount of guarantee payment payable to an employee in respect of any day. Minimum amount of basic award of compensation where dismissal is unfair by virtue of section 100(1)(a) and (b), 101A(d), 102(1) or 103 of the 1996 Act. Limit on amount of compensatory award for unfair dismissal. Limit on amount in respect of any one week payable to an employee in respect of a debt to which Part XII 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
£3,300
£3,500
Section 156(1) of the 1992 Act
£5,000
£5,300
Section 176(6A) of the 1992 Act
£7,600
£8,100
Section 31(1) of the 1996 Act Section 120(1) of the 1996 Act Section 124(1) of the 1996 Act Paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 186(1) of the 1996 Act Section 227(1) of the 1996 Act
£22.20
£23.50
£5,000
£5,300
£68,400 £72,300
£400
£430
£400
£430
CIPP Policy News Journal
09/10/2012, Page 215 of 234
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