Chapter 14
Financial penalties for ‘aggravated breach’
[ch 14: page 509]Tribunals can impose an extra penalty on employers for a breach of employment rights with “one or more aggravating features” or “unreasonable behaviour” (section 12A, Employment Tribunals Act 1996). Penalty payments cannot be below £100 or over £20,000 and will reduce by 50% if paid within 21 days. The penalty goes to HM Treasury, not the claimant. Very few penalties have been ordered.