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Financial penalties

Employment tribunals have the power to impose a financial penalty against employers that are found to have breached a worker's employment rights where there are “aggravating features” to the breach. The amount of the penalty will normally be 50% of the award, up to a maximum of £5,000.


    • Absence
    • National living wage
    • Financial penalties

    Top 10 HR questions April 2025: increases to wages and tribunal awards

    by Brightmine 2 May 2025
    by Brightmine 2 May 2025

    April saw increases in the potential compensation tribunals can award, including guidelines on 'injury to feelings' awards.

    • Financial penalties
    • Latest News
    • Employment tribunals

    Accountant wins maximum payout for unfair dismissal

    by Jo Faragher 14 Apr 2025
    by Jo Faragher 14 Apr 2025

    An accountant has received a EU145,000 payout after winning an unfair dismissal case against her employer.

    • Sexual harassment
    • National living wage
    • Financial penalties

    Top 10 HR questions October 2024: National living wage

    by Brightmine 1 Nov 2024
    by Brightmine 1 Nov 2024

    Last month's most frequently asked HR questions included queries around the 'real' Living Wage and the national living wage.

    • Fire and rehire
    • Collective redundancy
    • Financial penalties

    Consultation: Fire and rehire and collective redundancy

    by Rob Moss 22 Oct 2024
    by Rob Moss 22 Oct 2024

    Government launches consultation on reforms to strengthen remedies at employment tribunal on collective redundancy, and fire and rehire

    • Financial penalties
    • NHS
    • Latest News

    £3m award for unfairly dismissed Isle of Man medical director

    by Adam McCulloch 4 May 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 4 May 2023

    A doctor who was unfairly dismissed from her role as medical director has been awarded £3m in compensation.

    • Stress
    • Financial penalties
    • Latest News

    University to pay £108,000 in compensation for failing to reinstate lecturer

    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Jan 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Jan 2022

    A former University of Huddersfield lecturer who was dimissed for not having a PhD has been awarded £108,000 in compensation after the university refused to reinstate him.

    • Financial penalties
    • Commission
    • Latest News

    Mortgage adviser who complained about long hours wins £20k

    by Jo Faragher 20 Aug 2021
    by Jo Faragher 20 Aug 2021

    A mortgage adviser who was sacked for “always moaning” has won more than £20,000 in compensation.
    The employment tribunal in...

    • Financial penalties
    • Case law
    • Financial services

    Banker seeking ‘stigma losses’ after tribunal impact

    by Jo Faragher 15 Mar 2021
    by Jo Faragher 15 Mar 2021

    A woman who won a sex discrimination case against BNP Paribas is claiming the case has taken away her career.

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Financial penalties
    • Constructive dismissal

    Employment law specialist wins £168,000 in unfair dismissal case

    by Adam McCulloch 11 Mar 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 11 Mar 2021

    Elizabeth Aylott suffered from anxiety and depression and was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder after leaving her job at BPP University.

    • Financial penalties
    • Latest News
    • Dismissal

    Law firm employee dismissed because she was pregnant awarded £23k

    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Apr 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Apr 2020

    A law firm has been ordered to pay more than £23,000 for pregnancy discrimination after it sacked a pregnant employee...

    • Age discrimination
    • Case law
    • Financial penalties

    Injury to feelings: how the employment tribunal awarded £400k

    by Oliver Weiss 7 Apr 2020
    by Oliver Weiss 7 Apr 2020

    A former Department for Work and Pensions employee recently received almost £400,000 in compensation following age and race discrimination

    • Acas
    • Financial penalties
    • Data protection

    How to deal with an employment tribunal

    by Omar Khalil 4 Aug 2019
    by Omar Khalil 4 Aug 2019

    The employment tribunal is not something any employer particularly relishes. Omar Khalil provides some expert advice for HR professionals facing...

    • National living wage
    • Agency workers
    • Financial penalties

    Single labour market body to enforce minimum wage and holiday rights

    by Rob Moss 16 Jul 2019
    by Rob Moss 16 Jul 2019

    The government has announced proposals for a single labour market enforcement body which will have powers to enforce minimum wage...

    • Service provision changes
    • Financial penalties
    • Discipline

    Top 10 HR questions April 2019: Maximum compensation, holiday entitlement and positive action

    by Brightmine 2 May 2019
    by Brightmine 2 May 2019

    The annual increase to the limits on compensation that can be awarded in an...

    • Financial penalties
    • Employment law
    • Latest News

    Injury to feelings tribunal compensation to increase

    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Apr 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Apr 2019

    Bands of compensation awarded by employment tribunals for injury to feelings in discrimination cases – Vento bands – will increase this month.

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