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Issue 57 (April 2001)

Contents

Phone a friend?
Councillors curbed
Teaching a lesson in natural justice
We're only making plans
Trade union rights are human rights
It's like that (that's just the way it is)
On the up

On the up

The limits on the amounts Employment Tribunals can award has increased in line with inflation. Effective from 1 February 2001 in respect of dismissals etc after that date the amounts are as follows:

Maximum compensatory award in ordinary unfair dismissal cases from £50,000 to £51,700.
Limit on the definition of "a week's pay" from £230 to £240.
Minimum basic award for trade union membership or activities dismissals and redundancies, health & safety dismissals, working time, occupational trustees and employee representatives dismissals, from £3,100 to £3,300.
Limit on the amount of guarantee payment from £16.10 to £16.70.