Unfair dismissal – how much is the claim worth?

The Employment Rights Act 2025 will abolish the statutory cap on compensation for unfair dismissal. This will mean that awards made by employment tribunals may increase dramatically in the case of claimants who are high earners, or who face difficulty in the labour market because of age or disability. It will also place greater emphasis on the valuation of occupational pensions and the rules relating to grossing up of awards to reflect taxation.

This webinar aims to deal with these changes within a framework which looks at the rules relating to compensation for unfair dismissal as a whole. It will be of value to those representing employers and employees,

Topics covered include:

• Mitigation
• Polkey and contributory fault reductions
• Uplift for Acas Code of Practice breaches
• Career long loss
• Pension loss
• Recoupment and its effect on negotiation
• Grossing up and taxation