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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 (£)
   
Unfair Dismissal  
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
   
Redundancy pay 7,500 (1) (3)
   
Discrimination  
Race, sex and disability no limit
   
Dismissal for union / employee
Representative or pension trustee
Reasons
 
Basic award 7,500 (minimum 3,400) (1) (2)
Compensatory award no limit
   
Dismissal for making
a protected disclosure
 
Basic award 7,500 (1) (2)
Compensatory award no limit
   
Guarantee pay 85.00
(5 days in any period of 3 months)
(17.00 a day) (1)
   
Contract claims in a tribunal¾ 25,000
   
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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