{"id":1138,"date":"2017-03-20T16:50:36","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T16:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tayloremmet.co.uk\/blogsite\/?p=1138"},"modified":"2017-03-20T16:50:36","modified_gmt":"2017-03-20T16:50:36","slug":"new-compensation-limits-in-force-from-6-april-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tayloremmet.co.uk\/blogs\/new-compensation-limits-in-force-from-6-april-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"New Compensation Limits in force from 6 April 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From 6 April 2017, compensation limits and minimum awards payable are set to increase. Although the changes are implemented from 6 April 2017, they will only apply in cases where the relevant date for the claim falls on or after 6 April 2017. For example, an employee claiming unfair dismissal after being dismissed on 5 April 2017, will be limited to the current maximum award of compensation.<\/p>\n<p>A week&#8217;s pay for certain calculations such as redundancy payments is capped at a maximum of \u00a3479 gross. This cap will increase to \u00a3489.<\/p>\n<p>Guarantee pay will increase from \u00a326 to \u00a327 per day. This will affect laid off employees with no right to lay off contained within their employment contract.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the maximum award of compensation for an unfair dismissal claim is \u00a378,963, which will rise to \u00a380,541.<\/p>\n<p>Cases that are considered automatically unfair by virtue of either health and safety, employee representative, trade union or occupational pension trustee reasons are entitled to a minimum basic award. This will increase from \u00a35,853 to \u00a35,970.<\/p>\n<p>Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you require further information about any of these developments.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From 6 April 2017, compensation limits and minimum awards payable are set to increase. Although the changes are implemented from 6 April 2017, they will only apply in cases where the relevant date for the claim falls on or after 6 April 2017. 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