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.