The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2018

20 February 2018

This order increases, from 6 April 2018, the limits applying to certain awards of employment tribunals, and other amounts payable under employment legislation, such as redundancy payments and unfair dismissal awards.

The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) order 2018 has been laid before parliament and subject to approval will come into force on 6 April 2018.

Geographical extent – This order applies to Great Britain; England, Wales and Scotland.

Schedule table of increase of limits

 

Relevant statutory provision

Subject of provision

Old Limit

New Limit

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.

£3,907

£4,059

2

Section 156(1) of

the 1992 Act

Minimum amount of basic award of compensation where dismissal is unfair by virtue of sections 152(1) or 153 of the 1992 Act.

£5,970

£6,203

3

Section 176(6A) of

the 1992 Act(a)

Minimum amount of compensation where individual excluded or expelled from union in contravention of section

174 of the 1992 Act and not admitted or readmitted by date of tribunal application.

£9,118

£9,474

4

Section 31(1) of the

1996 Act

Limit on amount of guarantee payment payable to an employee in respect of any day.

£27.00

£28.00

5

Section 120(1) of

the 1996 Act

Minimum amount of basic award of compensation

where dismissal is unfair by virtue of sections

100(1)(a) and (b), 101A(d), 102(1) or 103 of the 1996 Act.

£5,970

£6,203

6

Section 124(1ZA)(a)

of the 1996 Act(b)

Limit on amount of compensatory award for unfair dismissal.

£80,541

£83,682

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 12 of the 1996 Act applies and which is referable to a period of time.

£489

£508

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.

£489

£508