Trade union membership rights

Current tribunal and arbitration compensation limits

Guide

The following table lists the different tribunal and arbitration compensation awards and the most recent changes to their limits in the Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023.

Table of increase of limits

Compensation From 6 April 2022 From 6 April 2023
Maximum basic award for unfair dismissal (30 weeks' pay, subject to the limit on a week's pay) £17,820 £20,070
Minimum additional award for failure to comply with a tribunal's order to reinstate or re-employ an employee who has been unfairly dismissed (26 weeks' pay, subject to the limit on a week's pay) £15,444 £17,394
Maximum additional award for failure to comply with a tribunal's order to reinstate or re-employ an employee who has been unfairly dismissed (52 weeks' pay, subject to the limit on a week's pay) £30,888 £34,788
Maximum amount of 'a week's pay' for the purpose of calculating a redundancy payment or for various awards including the basic or additional award of compensation for unfair dismissal £594 £669
Minimum amount of basic award of compensation where dismissal is unfair £7,228 £8,139
Limit on amount of compensatory award for unfair dismissal £94,063 £105,915
Limit on guarantee pay (per day) £31 £35
Amount of award for unlawful inducement relating to trade union membership, activities or services, or for unlawful inducement relating to collective bargaining £4,780 £5,382
Minimum amount of compensation where an individual is expelled from a union in contravention of Article 38 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 and not readmitted by date of tribunal application £10,840 £12,206
Limit on amount in respect of any one week payable to an employee in respect of debt to which Part XIV of the 1996 Order applies and which is referable to a period of time £594 £669


The limit for the maximum award in breach of contract cases is £25,000.