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The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2018 21 February 2018
This Order increases from 6 April 2018, the limits applying to certain awards of employment tribunals, and other amounts payable under employment legislation, such as redundancy payments and unfair dismissal awards.
The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2018 has been laid before Parliament and subject to approval will come into force on 6 April 2018.
Geographical extent – This Order applies to Great Britain; England, Wales and Scotland.
Schedule table of increase of limits
Relevant statutory provision
Subject of provision
Old Limit New Limit
1 Section 145E(3) of the 1992 Act
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 sections 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 readmitted by date of tribunal application.
£3,907
£4,059
2 Section 156(1) of the 1992 Act
£5,970
£6,203
3 Section 176(6A) of the 1992 Act( a )
£9,118
£9,474
4 Section 31(1) of the 1996 Act
Limit on amount of guarantee payment payable to an employee in respect of any day.
£27.00
£28.00
5 Section 120(1) of the 1996 Act
Minimum amount of basic award of compensation where dismissal is unfair by virtue of sections 100(1)(a) and (b), 101A(d), 102(1) or 103 of the 1996 Act.
£5,970
£6,203
6 Section
Limit on amount of compensatory award for unfair dismissal. £80,541
£83,682
124(1ZA)(a) of the 1996 Act( b )
7 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.
£489
£508
8 Section 227(1) of the 1996 Act
£489
£508
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