From 1 February 2011 the maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal is £68,400 and the cap on a week's pay (used to calculate the unfair dismissal basic award and statutory redundancy pay, among other things) is £400. (The previous caps were £65,300 and £380 respectively.)

Key contacts

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Samantha Brown

Managing Partner, Employment, Pensions and Incentives, UK and EMEA, London

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Steve Bell

Managing Partner, Employment, Industrial Relations and Safety, Asia and Australia, Melbourne

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Emma Rohsler

Partner, Head of Employment, Pensions and Incentives, EMEA, Paris

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Fatim Jumabhoy

Partner, Head of Employment & Workplace Investigations, Asia, Singapore