Guide to employment law compensation, rates and limits
April 2023 to April 2024
Compensation Limits (after 6 April 2023)
A week’s pay - £643
Failure to give a statement of particulars of employment - £1,286 or £2,572 (2 or 4 weeks’ pay)
Breach of the right to be accompanied at a grievance or a disciplinary meeting - £1,286 (2 weeks’ pay)
Breach of the flexible working provisions - £5,144 (8 weeks’ pay)
Failure to collectively consult on redundancy - up to 90 day’s gross pay
Unfair dismissal:
- Basic award - maximum £19,290
- Compensatory award (or the lesser of 52 weeks’ pay) - maximum £105,707
- Additional award (failure to reinstate or reengage) - £16,718 to £33,436 (26 to 52 weeks’ pay)
Dismissals for union/employee representative or pension trustee reasons:
- Basic award - maximum £19,290 (minimum £7,836)
- Compensatory award - maximum £105,707
Dismissals for health and safety reasons:
- Basic award - maximum £19,290 (minimum £7,836)
- Compensatory award - no limit
Dismissals for making a protected disclosure:
- Basic award - maximum £19,290
- Compensatory award - no limit
Blacklisting cases - maximum £19,290 (minimum £5,000)
Inducements relating to union activities - maximum £5,128
Unjustifiable discipline or expulsion by a union - maximum £124,997 (minimum £11,967)
Statutory redundancy payment - maximum £19,290
Contract claims - maximum £25,000
Failure to consult on a transfer - up to 13 weeks’ gross pay
Guarantee payment - £35 per day maximum 5 days or £175 in 3 months)
Compensation for injury to feelings (Vento bands):
- Lower band - £1,100 to £11,200 (less serious cases)
- Middle band - £11,200 to £33,700 (cases that do not merit an award in the upper band)
- Upper band - £33,700 to £56,200 (the most serious cases)
Insolvency Payments (for dismissals after 6 April 2023)
Arrears of pay - up to £5,144 (maximum 8 weeks’ pay)
Statutory notice pay - up to £7,716 (maximum 12 weeks’ pay)
Holiday pay - up to £3,858 (maximum 6 weeks’ pay)
Statutory redundancy payment or basic award - up to £19,290 (maximum 30 weeks’ pay)
Statutory Sick Pay (from 6 April 2023)
Standard rate - £109.40 (maximum 28 weeks)
Parental Payments (from 3 April 2023)
Statutory maternity pay (higher rate) - 90% of normal weekly earnings (maximum 6 weeks)
Statutory maternity pay (basic rate) - £172.48 (maximum 33 weeks)
Maternity allowance - £172.48 (maximum 39 weeks)
Statutory paternity pay - £172.48 (maximum 2 weeks)
Shared parental leave pay - £172.48 (maximum 39 weeks)
Statutory adoption pay - £172.48 (maximum 39 weeks)
Bereavement leave pay - £172.48 (maximum 2 weeks)
National Living/Minimum Wage (from 1 April 2023)
Workers aged 23+ - £10.42 an hour
Workers aged 21-22 - £10.18 an hour
Workers aged 18-20 - £7.49 an hour
Workers under 18 - £5.28 an hour
Apprentices - £5.28 an hour
Accommodation offset limit (maximum daily deduction from NMW) - £9.10
The material contained in this web page is provided for general purposes only and does not constitute legal or other professional advice. Appropriate legal advice should be sought for specific circumstances and before action is taken.
