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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-employment-rights-increase-of-limits-order-1998/schedule",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/1998/0110655443",
  "legislation_title": "The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-employment-rights-increase-of-limits-order-1998",
  "path": "schedule",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Table of Increase of Limits",
  "text": "Relevant statutory provision\nSubject of provision\nOld Limit\nNew Limit\n1. Section 156(1) of the 1992 Act\nMinimum amount of basic award of compensation where dismissal is unfair by virtue of section 152(1) or 153 of the 1992 Act.\n£2,770\n£2,900\n2. Section 158(1) of the 1992 Act\nMinimum amount of special award of compensation where dismissal is unfair by virtue of section 152(1) or 153 of the 1992 Act.\n£13,775\n£14,500\n3. Section 158(1) of the 1992 Act\nMaximum amount of special award of compensation where dismissal is unfair by virtue of section 152(1) or 153 of the 1992 Act.\n£27,500\n£29,000\n4. Section 158(2) of the 1992 Act\nMinimum amount of special award of compensation where employer fails to comply with order for reinstatement or re-engagement.\n£20,600\n£21,800\n5. Section 31(1) of the 1996 Act\nLimit on amount of guarantee payment payable to an employee in respect of any day.\n£14.50\n£15.35\n6. Section 120(1) of the 1996 Act\nMinimum amount of basic award of compensation where dismissal is unfair by virtue of section 100(1)(a) or (b), 102(1) or 103 of the 1996 Act.\n£2,770\n£2,900\n7. Section 124(1) of the 1996 Act\nLimit on amount of compensation awarded under section 117(1) and (2) of the 1996 Act or of compensatory award calculated in accordance with section 123 of that Act.\n£11,300\n£12,000\n8. Section 125(1) of the 1996 Act\nMinimum amount of special award of compensation where dismissal is unfair by virtue of section 100(1)(a) or (b), 102(1) or 103 of the 1996 Act.\n£13,775\n£14,500\n9. Section 125(1) of the 1996 Act\nMaximum amount of special award of compensation where dismissal is unfair by virtue of section 100(1)(a) of (b), 102(1) or 103 of the 1996 Act.\n£27,500\n£29,000\n10. Section 125(2) of the 1996 Act\nMinimum amount of special award of compensation where employer fails to comply with order for reinstatement or re-engagement.\n£20,600\n£21,800\n11. Section 186(1) of the 1996 Act\nLimit on amount in respect of any one week payable to an employee in respect of debt to which Part XII of the 1996 Act applies and which is referable to a period of time.\n£210\n£220\n12. Section 227(1) of the 1996 Act\nMaximum amount of “a week’s pay” for the purpose of calculating basic or additional award of compensation for unfair dismissal or redundancy payment.\n£210\n£220",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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