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Statutory Payments and Limits on Compensation

The following table is a summary of statutory payments and the maximum limits on awards of compensation for infringement of most statutory employment rights. 

These compensation limits have been published in the Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2005, SI 2004/2989.

The current limits are effective from February 2008.

 

Relevant statutory provision Subject of provision Old Limits

(Feb 2007)

Current
Limits

(Feb 2008)
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. £2,700 £2,900
2 Section 156(1) of the 1992 Act Minimum amount of basic award of compensation where dismissal is unfair by virtue of section 152(1) or 153 of the 1992 Act. £4,200 £4,400
3 Section 176(6A) 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. £6,600 £6,900
4 Section 31(1) of the 1996 Act Limit on amount of guarantee payment payable to an employee in respect of any day. £19.60 £20.40
5 Section 120(1) of the 1996 Act 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. £4,200 £4,400
6 Section 124(1) of the 1996 Act Limit on amount of compensatory award for unfair dismissal. £60,600 £63,000
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 XII of the 1996 Act applies and which is referable to a period of time. £310 £330
8 Section 227(1) of the 1996 Act 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. £310 £330

    

Other statutes

From 1/2/2007

 From 1/2/2008

 

Maximum basic award for unfair dismissal (30 weeks' pay

£9,300

 £9,900

9

Section 176(6) TULR(C)A

Unreasonable exclusion/expulsion from union

£69,900

 £72,900

10

Section 67(8) TULR(C)A

Unjustifiable discipline by union

£69,900

 £72,900

11

Section 140(4) TULR(C)A

 Unfair refusal of employment or services of employment agency on union membership grounds

£69,900

 £72,900

12

Statutory maternity pay: earnings threshold lower rate

Statutory paternity pay (SPP)

Statutory adoption pay (SAP)

Limit from April 07

£112.75 (or 90% of weekly earnings, whichever is lower)

Limit from
April 08



£117.18
(or 90% of weekly earnings, whichever is lower)

13

Statutory sick pay:

Earnings threshold
Standard rate

£87.00 £72.55

£90.00
£75.40

                                                                            

                                                                                                  


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