Unfair dismissal: compensation and remedies

Resource type: Practice note

Status: Maintained

Jurisdictions: England, Scotland, Wales

A note on unfair dismissal compensation, including general principles for assessing basic and compensatory awards, heads of loss, mitigation, Polkey deductions, contributory fault, the impact of the Acas Code of Practice, tax and interest.

Where there is also a claim for discrimination, see Practice note, Discrimination in employment: compensation and other remedies (EqA 2010).

PLC Employment and Gillian Watkins, Eversheds LLP

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Resource ID: 5-386-1008
Products: PLC UK Employment, PLC UK Public Sector
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