Article 2 Limit of compensatory award for unfair dismissal claim

(1)

Section 124 of the Employment Rights Act 1996^f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1) for “£74,200” substitute “the amount specified in subsection (1ZA)”.

(3)

After subsection (1) insert—

“(1ZA)
The amount specified in this subsection is the lower of—

(a)
£74,200, and

(b)
52 multiplied by a week’s pay^f2 of the person concerned.”.

Annotations

f1: 1996 c. 18. Section 124(1) was amended by S.I. 2012/3007 and section 124(1A) was inserted by the Employment Relations Act 1999 (c.26), section 37(1).
f2: For these purposes a week’s pay falls to be calculated in accordance with Chapter 2 of Part 14 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (c.18).