New Rates for 2011

The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2010 increases the amounts that can be awarded in certain employment cases. The new rates apply when the relevant event which has given rise to the compensation (e.g. unfair dismissal) occurs on or after 1 February 2011 and include the following:- 

• The maximum weeks pay that can be awarded for statutory redundancy payments and in unfair dismissal cases increases from £380 to £400. This takes the maximum statutory redundancy payment that can be awarded to £12,000. 
• The maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal increases from £65,300 to £68,400.  
• The minimum basic award of compensation for unfair dismissal on grounds of union membership or activities or redundancy increases from £4,700 to £5,000.  
• The minimum amount of compensation where an individual is excluded/expelled from a union and not re-admitted by the date of their Tribunal application increases from £7,200 to £7,600. 
• The daily rate of guarantee pay (minimum amount due where employer is unable to provide work to employee) increases from £21.20 to £22.20.

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