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Award Claims is a legal service for employment
disputes and employment tribunal claims.
If you would like to be contacted by one of our employment lawyers
then click
here. You deal directly with lawyers who specialise in employment
dispute claims including:
• Unfair dismissal.
• Redundancy.
• Sex/Race/Disability Discrimination.
• Breach of Contract.
• Wage Disputes.
• Maternity & Parental Rights.
• Equal Pay Claims.
• Working Time Regulations.
• Employment Tribunal Representation.
We offer an employment advice helpline:
0151 282 8959 (Monday - Friday 9am -
5pm)
You can speak to one of our employment lawyers who will provide fast,
effective and appropriate advice on your dispute or claim.
No Win No Fee
No Win No Fee agreements are usually available*
for this type of claim. This means that you do not pay any legal
costs if you do not succeed in recovering damages or reaching a
settlement. Only if you win do you pay any legal costs and these
would come out of any damages or settlement achieved.
Unfairly Dismissed?
You will have been unfairly dismissed if the employer has dismissed
you without using a fair procedure or for an unfair reason e.g.
claiming you were guilty of gross misconduct when there was no evidence
to support such a finding. Unfair dismissal is one of the most common
types of claim that come before an employment tribunal.
In most cases compensation or re-instatement can be sought on your
behalf at the employment tribunal. The usual award sought by an applicant
to the employment tribunal is for compensation. The compensation limits
have recently been increased to a maximum of £60,100 (click
here for compensation limits).
Whilst unfair dismissal claims are the most common, other claims include
disability discrimination, race discrimination, sex discrimination,
redundancy and breach of contract.
Sex, Race or Disability Discrimination
There are no upper limits in relation to damages awarded for sex,
race or disability discrimination.
So if you feel that you may have been unfairly dismissed, or have
any other complaint against your employer (including sex, race or
disability discrimination) then Award Claims can arrange for a free
initial consultation by one of our employment solicitors who will
assess your claim.
Remember that Award Claims can offer representation by an employment
solicitor to take your claim to an employment tribunal, and that such
representation will be on the basis of a no win/ no fee agreement.
* if deemed appropriate
after a case assessment by the lawyer
Compensation Limits
Basic awards are calculated using a formula which takes into account
your:
* Age
* Salary
* Length of service
Compensatory awards are based on your financial loss arising from
the dismissal. This will depend upon the time you are out of work,
and your salary or wage in your new job (in comparison to your old
job). You are under an obligation to mitigate any loss, ie. Minimise
your financial losses, therefore you should take steps to look for
work eg. Join employment agencies, visit your local Job Centre,
etc. It is important that you keep any records or correspondence
relating to your efforts to find alternative employment.
If you have been discriminated against you will also be entitled
to compensation for injury to feelings.
| Employment right |
Maximum award (£) |
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| Unfair Dismissal |
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| Basic award |
7,500.00 (1) (2) |
| Compensatory award |
52,600 (1) (2) |
| Additional award |
6,500 – 13,000
i.e. 13-26 weeks’ pay |
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| Redundancy pay |
7,500 (1) (3) |
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| Discrimination |
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| Race, sex and disability |
no limit |
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Dismissal for union / employee
Representative or pension trustee
Reasons |
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| Basic award |
7,500 (minimum 3,400) (1)
(2) |
| Compensatory award |
no limit |
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Dismissal for making
a protected disclosure |
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| Basic award |
7,500 (1) (2) |
| Compensatory award |
no limit |
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| Guarantee pay |
85.00
(5 days in any period of 3 months)
(17.00 a day) (1) |
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| Contract claims in a tribunal¾ |
25,000 |
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Limit on weeks pay ® 250 (where applicable) (1)
(1) The figures will be increased by
the Secretary of State every September in line with the retail prices
index
(2) This figure applies to dismissals
where the date of termination is on or after 1st February 2002
(3) This applies to dismissals where
the ‘relevant date’ fell on or after 1 February 2002 |
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