Employment: compensation limits and statutory payments 2011/2012
Locations
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Compensation limits |
1 February 2011 |
1 February 2012 |
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Cap on a week’s pay |
£400 |
£430 |
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Maximum basic award for unfair dismissal |
£12,0001 |
£12,9001 |
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Maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal |
£68,400 |
£72,300 |
|
Additional award for failure to reinstate |
£10,400 - £20,8002 |
£11,180 - £22,3602 |
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Maximum statutory redundancy pay |
£12,0001 |
£12,9001 |
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Cap on breach of contract claim in tribunal |
£25,000 |
£25,000 |
|
Refusal of right to be accompanied |
£8001 |
£8601 |
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Failure to inform/consult on redundancies |
90 days' pay per employee (uncapped) |
90 days' pay per employee (uncapped) |
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Failure to inform/consult on TUPE transfers |
13 weeks' pay per employee (uncapped) |
13 weeks' pay per employee (uncapped) |
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Failure to provide written statement of particulars |
£800 or £1,6001 |
£860 or £1,7201 |
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Procedural failure in flexible working application |
£3,2001 |
£3,4401 |
1 Calculated on the basis of capped weekly pay
2 26-52 weeks' pay, capped
| Statutory payments 2011 | 3 April 2011 | April 2012 |
| Statutory Maternity Pay – standard weekly rate | £128.73 | £135.45 |
| Statutory Paternity Pay – standard weekly rate | £128.73 | £135.45 |
| Statutory Adoption Pay – standard weekly rate | £128.73 | £135.45 |
| Statutory Sick Pay | 6 April 2011 | April 2012 |
| Statutory Sick Pay – standard weekly rate | £81.60 | £85.85 |
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