LRD guides and handbook November 2014

Unfair dismissal - a legal guide for union reps

Chapter 9

Compensation

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Successful claimants are entitled to compensation. Unfair dismissal compensation has two main elements: the basic award and the compensatory award. Awards are not high. The median award for unfair dismissal in 2012-13 was just £4,832.