What is the compensation that an employee can be awarded if successful with a claim for unfair dismissal?
In this weeks’ episode of the podcast Solicitor Alison Colley will tell you what the compensation could be for an employee who is successful in a claim for unfair dismissal and the other lesser used remedies. This is the fifth of 6 episodes that will focus on all of the key aspects of unfair dismissal, including everything you need to know to really get to grips with dismissals and what constitutes a fair dismissal.
In this episode 227 Alison will cover:
What the remedies are for unfair dismissal.
What the difference is between an order for reinstatement and an order for re-engagement.
How compensation for unfair dismissal is calculated.
What the ‘Basic Award’s is.
What the ‘Compensatory Award’ includes.
What the Statutory Cap means.
How causation effects compensation for unfair dismissal.
What a Polkey deduction is.
How the employees contributory fault can reduce compensation.
What will happen if an employee has been claiming state benefits.
Why an employee must try to mitigate their loss.
Why employers should consider all of these issues in their defence and in producing evidence.
Action Points
If you receive a claim against you in the Employment Tribunal you should get advice to help to mitigate your losses.
Helpful Links
Employment Rights Act 1996 :
www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1...
ACAS Code of Practice:
www.acas.org.uk/media/pdf/f/m/...
Training for your Team
Would you like to arrange training for your team to reduce the risk of both unhappy employees and claims being made against you? Please get in touch for a no obligation discussion, we can offer training anywhere in the UK in person or delivered remotely via MS Teams.
The types of training we can deliver for you are:
An introduction to the Equality Act
Equality and Diversity Training
An introduction to disciplinary & grievance processes and the law
Holding effective 1:1’s
Appraisal training-Introduction
Appraisal training-Refresher
Holding difficult conversations
Effective root cause analysis
Giving and receiving effective feedback
Dealing with change & change management
Time management
Absence management
How to carry out a disciplinary investigation
Managing the disciplinary process
Managing the grievance process
Performance and capability management
Assertiveness & managing confidently
The skills required to be a good manager
An introduction to mental health at work for managers
Please drop me an email alison@realemploymentlawadvice.co.uk
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