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06/04/2018
Employment Rights Awards To Increase In Line With Inflation
New rules from the Department for the Economy coming into effect today, 06 April, will see payments and awards made to workers in employment rights cases to rise in line with inflation.
The increased limits relate to a range of employment rights including statutory redundancy payments; the basic and compensatory awards for unfair dismissal; the limit on guarantee payments made when employees are not provided with work; and the minimum basic award for unfair dismissal in health and safety and certain other cases. For example, the limit on the compensatory award for unfair dismissal will rise from £79,100 to £83,847 while the maximum amount of 'a week's pay' for the purpose of calculating redundancy payment rises from £500 to £530.
Legislation adjusting limits relating to a range of employment rights is normally made annually to reflect changes in the rate of inflation as measured by the Retail Prices Index (RPI). Section 22 of the Employment Act (NI) 2016 provided for legislation to be amended so that annual increases take place on a fixed date (6 April) and so that the rounding formula provides for figures to be rounded, up or down, to the nearest whole pound. This section of the Act has now been commenced and these changes are incorporated into these new limits.
(MH/LM)
The increased limits relate to a range of employment rights including statutory redundancy payments; the basic and compensatory awards for unfair dismissal; the limit on guarantee payments made when employees are not provided with work; and the minimum basic award for unfair dismissal in health and safety and certain other cases. For example, the limit on the compensatory award for unfair dismissal will rise from £79,100 to £83,847 while the maximum amount of 'a week's pay' for the purpose of calculating redundancy payment rises from £500 to £530.
Legislation adjusting limits relating to a range of employment rights is normally made annually to reflect changes in the rate of inflation as measured by the Retail Prices Index (RPI). Section 22 of the Employment Act (NI) 2016 provided for legislation to be amended so that annual increases take place on a fixed date (6 April) and so that the rounding formula provides for figures to be rounded, up or down, to the nearest whole pound. This section of the Act has now been commenced and these changes are incorporated into these new limits.
(MH/LM)
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