LegalizeThe Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2008
Made: 24th November 2008
Laid before Parliament: 26th November 2008
Coming into force: 1st February 2009
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Citation, commencement and interpretation
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Revocation
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Increase of limits
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Transitional provisions
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SCHEDULE
| Column 1 | Column 1 | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
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| Relevant statutory provision | Relevant statutory provision | Relevant statutory provision | Subject of provision | Old limits | New limits |
| 1 | 1 | Section 145E(3) of the 1992 Act[^f00020] | Amount of award for unlawful inducement relating to trade union membership or activities, or for unlawful inducement relating to collective bargaining. | £2,900 | £3,100 |
| 2 | 2 | Section 156(1) of the 1992 [^f00021] | Minimum amount of basic award of compensation where dismissal is unfair by virtue of section 152(1) or 153 of the 1992 Act. | £4,400 | £4,700 |
| 3 | 3 | Section 176(6A) of the 1992 Act[^f00022] | 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 tribunal application. | £6,900 | £7,300 |
| 4 | Section 31(1) of the 1996 Act | Section 31(1) of the 1996 Act | Limit on amount of guarantee payment payable to an employee in respect of any day. | £20.40 | £21.50 |
| 5 | Section 120(1) of the 1996 Act[^f00023] | Section 120(1) of the 1996 Act[^f00023] | Minimum amount of basic award of compensation where dismissal is unfair by virtue of section 100(1)(a) and (b), 101A(d), 102(1) or 103 of the 1996 Act. | £4,400 | £4,700 |
| 6 | Section 124(1) of the 1996 Act | Section 124(1) of the 1996 Act | Limit on amount of compensatory award for unfair dismissal. | £63,000 | £66,200 |
| 7 | Paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 186(1) of the 1996 Act | Paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 186(1) of the 1996 Act | Limit on amount in respect of any one week payable to an employee in respect of a debt to which Part XII of the 1996 Act applies and which is referable to a period of time. | £330 | £350 |
| 8 | Section 227(1) of the 1996 Act[^f00024] | Section 227(1) of the 1996 Act[^f00024] | 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. | £330 | £350 |
Signed
Pat McFadden — Minister of State for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs — Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform — 24th November 2008
Explanatory note
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Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1999 c.26; section 34(1) was amended by the Employment Relations Act 2004 (c.24), section 57(1) and Schedule 1, paragraphs 42(1), (2) and (3) and section 34(3) was amended by the Employment Relations Act 2004, Schedule 1, paragraphs 42(1) and (4) and section 34(5) was amended by the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (c.18), section 60(1) and Schedule 3, paragraphs 11(a) and (b).
[^f00002]: 1992 c.52.
[^f00003]: 1996 c.18.
[^f00004]: S.I. 2007/3570.
[^f00005]: Section 70C was inserted by the Employment Relations Act 1999, section 5.
[^f00006]: Section 145E was inserted by the Employment Relations Act 2004, section 29.
[^f00007]: Section 145A and 145B were inserted by the Employment Relations Act 2004, section 29.
[^f00008]: Section 176 was substituted by section 14 of the Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993 (c.19).
[^f00009]: Schedule A1 was inserted by the Employment Relations Act 1999, section 1(1) and (3) and Schedule 1.
[^f00010]: 1998 c.39.
[^f00011]: Section 80I was inserted by the Employment Act 2002 (c.22), section 47(1) and (2).
[^f00012]: Section 112(4) was amended by the Employment Act 2002, section 53 and Schedule 7, paragraphs 24 and 36 and Section 112(5) was inserted by the Employment Act 2002, section 34(1) and (3).
[^f00013]: Section 117(3) was amended by the Employment Relations Act 1999, section 33(2).
[^f00014]: Section 145(7) was repealed by the Employment Relations Act 1999, sections 9 and 44; Schedule 4, Part III, paragraphs 5 and 26; and Schedule 9(2).
[^f00015]: Section 11(1) was amended by the Employment Relations Act 2004, section 37(2).
[^f00016]: 2002 c.22.
[^f00017]: S.I. 2002/3207.
[^f00018]: S.I. 2006/1031.
[^f00019]: S.I. 2006/1031.
[^f00020]: Section145E(3) was inserted by the Employment Relations Act 2004, section 29.
[^f00021]: Section 156(1) was amended by the Employment Rights Act 1996, section 240 and Schedule 1, paragraph 56(1) and (9).
[^f00022]: Section 176(6A) was inserted by the Employment Relations Act 2004, section 33(6).
[^f00023]: Section 120(1) was amended by the Working Time Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/1833), regulation 32(5).
[^f00024]: Section 227(1) was amended by the Employment Act 2002, section 53 and Schedule 7, paragraphs 24, 47(1), (2) and (3).
Editorial notes
[^key-0a54354ac0bf11f584c37d7f51f95ff2]: Order revoked (1.2.2011) by The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2926), arts. 1(1), 2 (with art. 4)
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