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The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2025
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| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3(1) | Column 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relevant statutory provision | Subject of provision | Old limit | New limit |
| Section 145E(3) of the 1992 Act(2) | Amount of award for unlawful inducement relating to trade union membership or activities or for unlawful inducement relating to collective bargaining. | £5,584 | £5,735 |
| Section 156(1) of the 1992 Act(3) | Minimum amount of basic award of compensation where dismissal is unfair by virtue of section 152(1) or 153 of the 1992 Act. | £8,533 | £8,763 |
| Section 176(6A) of the 1992 Act(4) | Minimum amount of compensation where individual excluded or expelled from union in contravention of section 174 of the 1992 Act and not admitted or re-admitted by date of the application for compensation. | £13,032 | £13,384 |
| Section 27M(1) of the 1996 Act(5) | Limit on amount of compensatory award for failure to allocate and pay tips fairly. | £5,000 | £5,135 |
| Section 27O(2) of the 1996 Act(6) | Limit on amount of compensatory award for failure to have a written policy on dealing with qualifying tips, gratuities and service charges, or failure to create a record of how they have been dealt with. | £5,000 | £5,135 |
| Section 31(1) of the 1996 Act | Limit on amount of guarantee payment payable to an employee in respect of any day. | £38 | £39 |
| Section 120(1) of the 1996 Act(7) | Minimum amount of basic award of compensation where dismissal is unfair by virtue of section 100(1)(a) or (b), 101A(d), 102(1) or 103 of the 1996 Act. | £8,533 | £8,763 |
| Section 124(1ZA)(a) of the 1996 Act(8) | Limit on amount of compensatory award for unfair dismissal. | £115,115 | £118,223 |
| Section 186(1)(a) and (b) of the 1996 Act | Limit on weekly amount payable to an employee, pro-rated where referable to a shorter period, in respect of a debt to which Part 12 of the 1996 Act applies and which is referable to a period of time. | £700 | £719 |
| Section 227(1) of the 1996 Act(9) | 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. | £700 | £719 |
(1)
The sums in this column were inserted by S.I. 2024/213 which is revoked by this Order, and by the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023, sections 7 and 8.
(2)
Section 145E(3) was inserted by the Employment Relations Act 2004, section 29.
(3)
Section 156(1) was amended by the Employment Rights Act 1996, Schedule 1, paragraph 56(1) and (9)(a).
(4)
Section 176(6A) was inserted by the Employment Relations Act 2004, section 33(6).
(5)
Section 27M(1) was inserted by the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023, section 7.
(6)
Section 27O(2) was inserted by the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023, section 8.
(7)
Section 120(1) was amended by S.I. 1998/1833.
(8)
Section 124(1ZA) was inserted by S.I. 2013/1949.
(9)
Section 227(1) was amended by the Employment Act 2002, Schedule 7, paragraphs 24 and 47, and the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009, Schedule 1, paragraphs 1 and 9. There are other amendments but they are not yet in force.
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