# The Unfair Dismissal (Increase of Compensation Limit) Order 1991, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, which comes into force on 1st April 1991, increases from £8,925 to £10,000 the limit on the amount of compensation which can be awarded by an industrial tribunal in claims for unfair dismissal as the compensatory award or as compensation for failure fully to comply with the terms of an order for reinstatement or re-engagement. The increase also affects the maximum amount of compensation that shall be awarded by a tribunal:—
(i) under section 65 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 in respect of a complaint under section 63 of that Act;
(ii) under section 56 of the Race Relations Act 1976 in respect of a complaint under section 54 of that Act;
(iii) under section 5 of the Employment Act 1980 in respect of a complaint under section 4 of that Act (unreasonable exclusion or expulsion from a trade union);
(iv) under section 5 of the Employment Act 1988 in respect of a complaint under section 4 of that Act (unjustifiable discipline by a trade union); and
(v) under Schedule 1 to the Employment Act 1990 in respect of complaints under sections 1 and 2 of that Act (refusal of employment on grounds related to union membership and refusal of service of employment agency on grounds related to union membership).
The Order contains transitional provisions.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/466/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/unfair-dismissal-increase-of-compensation-limit-order-1991/note
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