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New Statutory Payments and Compensation Limits for 2010
February 17, 2010
Employment Tribunal Compensation Limits – 1 February 2010

The main revisions for employment tribunal compensation limits, with effect from 1 February 2010 are:


Compensation Limit New Figure from
1 February 2010
Current Figure
Maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal £66,200 £65,300
Maximum guarantee payment
per day
£21.50 £21.20
Statutory Payments – 1 April 2010

The Government has also announced increases to Statutory Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay from April 2010. The rate will increase from £123.06 to £124.08 a week.

Statutory Sick Pay will remain at £79.15 a week.

The earnings threshold for the above payments will increase from £95 to £97.

For more information on any of these changes, or other employment law matters, call us on: 0845 1300616 or email us at: info@oms.uk.com.