Remedies and penalties

New and updated

• Date:

  19 November 2021

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  COVID-related employment cases: 10 key lessons for employers

  Employment tribunals have been deciding coronavirus-related cases throughout 2021. We set out 10 key first-instance rulings related to the pandemic and highlight what lessons employers can learn from them.

• Type:

  Employment law manual

  Tribunal procedures and penalties

  Updated to include a reference to Roddis v Sheffield Hallam University, concerning further and better particulars involving the introduction of new matters.

• Type:

  Employment law manual

  Unfair dismissal

  Updated to include additional information on criminal offences and misconduct outside the workplace.

• Type:

  Employment law manual

  Automatic unfair dismissal

  Updated to include a reference to Sinclair v Trackwork Ltd, in which the EAT considered if a dismissal for carrying out health and safety activities was automatically unfair.

• Type:

  FAQs

  Is there a limit on the compensation that can be awarded in a discrimination claim?

• Type:

  Employment law manual

  Discrimination remedies and penalties

  Updated to reflect increases to the Vento bands for awards for injury to feelings for claims presented on or after 6 April 2021.

• Type:

  FAQs

  What is the unfair dismissal basic award?

• Type:

  FAQs

  What is the unfair dismissal compensatory award?

• Type:

  FAQs

  By how much can a tribunal increase an unfair dismissal award where an employer refuses to comply with an order for re-engagement or reinstatement?

• Type:

  Quick reference

  Maximum amount of a week's pay

  Updated to reflect the increase in the cap on a week's pay, with effect from 6 April 2021.