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Feb
Employment Rights - statutory limits
The limits on payments and awards made to workers in certain
situations increased from 1 February 2009, where the event giving
rise to the entitlement to the payment arose on or after this date.
The increased limits affect statutory redundancy payments and
compensatory awards for unfair dismissal.
The main increases include the:
- minimum compensation for unfair dismissal - £4,700 (£
4,400)
- limit on the amount of the compensatory award for unfair
dismissal £66,200 (£63,000)
- maximum amount of a week's pay for the purpose of calculating
the basic or additional award of compensation for unfair dismissal
or redundancy payment - £350 (£330).
The Business Link website includes a useful calculator.
Internet links: Statutory
instrument
Business link calculator
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