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Limits on tribunal awards and statutory payments to increase from April 2017

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The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2017 (SI 2017/175) increases the limit applying to certain awards of employment tribunals, and other amounts payable under employment legislation.

Tribunal compensation limits will increase on 6 April 2017 under the Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2017 (SI 2017/175). The maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal will rise from £78,962 to £80,541. The maximum amount of a week’s pay, used to calculate statutory redundancy payments and various awards including the basic and additional awards for unfair dismissal, also rises from £479 to £489.

The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2017 (SI 2017/175) has been laid before Parliament and will revise compensation limits for certain tribunal awards and other statutory payments from 6 April 2017.
In cases involving dismissal, the new figures will apply where the effective date of termination falls on or after 6 April 2017.
Article 4 of the Order preserves the limits previously in force in relation to cases where the effective date of termination falls before 6 April 2016.
The increases are based on the September RPI which increased by 2.0% since the previous year.
The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2017 (SI 2017/175) increases the limit applying to certain awards of employment tribunals, and other amounts payable under employment legislation.
Tribunal compensation limits will increase on 6 April 2017 under the Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2017 (SI 2017/175). The maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal will rise from £78,962 to £80,541. The maximum amount of a week’s pay, used to calculate statutory redundancy payments and various awards including the basic and additional awards for unfair dismissal, also rises from £479 to £489.
Compensation limit Current figure From 6 April 2017
Maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal £78,962 £80,541
Maximum limit on a week’s pay £479 £489
Minimum basic award for certain unfair dismissals (dismissals for reasons of trade union membership or activities, health and safety duties, pension scheme trustee duties or acting as an employee representative or workforce representative) £5,853 £5,970
Source: Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2017 (SI 2017/175).


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