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Article 3
Column 1 Relevant statutory provision |
Column 2 Subject of provision |
Column 3 Old Limit |
Column 4 New Limit |
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| 1. | Article 40(6) of the 1995 Order | Minimum amount of compensation awarded by the industrial tribunal where individual expelled from union in contravention of Article 38 of the 1995 Order and where, when the application is made, the applicant has not been re-admitted to the union. | £6,600 | £6,900 |
| 2. | Article 23(1) of the 1996 Order | 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. | £310 | £330 |
| 3. | Article 63(1) of the 1996 Order | Limit on amount of guarantee payment payable to an employee in respect of any day. | £19.60 | £20.40 |
| 4. | Article 154(1) of the 1996 Order | Minimum amount of basic award of compensation where dismissal is unfair by virtue of Article 132(1)(a) and (b), 132A(d)(22), 133(1), 134 or 136(1) of the 1996 Order. | £4,200 | £4,400 |
| 5. | Article 158(1) of the 1996 Order | Limit on amount of compensatory award for unfair dismissal. | £60,600 | £63,000 |
| 6. | Article 231(1) of the 1996 Order | Limit on amount in respect of any one week payable to an employee in respect of debt to which Part XIV of the 1996 Order applies and which is referable to a period of time. | £310 | £330 |
| 7. | Article 77E(3) of the 1996 Order(23) | Amount of award for unlawful inducement relating to union membership or activities, or for unlawful inducement relating to collective bargaining. | £2,700 | £2,900 |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order increases, from 2nd March 2008, the limits applying to certain awards of industrial tribunals, and other amounts payable under employment legislation, as specified in the Schedule to the Order.
Under Article 33 of the Employment Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1999, if the retail prices index for September of a year is higher (or lower) than the index for the previous September, the Department is required to change the limits, by Order, by the amounts of the increase (or decrease). The increases made by this Order reflect the increase in the index from September 2006 to September 2007.
The increases apply where the event giving rise to the entitlement to compensation or other payments occurs on or after 2nd March 2008. Limits previously in operation under the Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007 No. 22) are preserved by Article 4 of the Order in relation to cases where the relevant event was before that date.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this Order as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.
The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008