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) 2025.
Table of increase of limits
| Compensation | From 6 April 2024 | From 6 April 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Compensation Maximum basic award for unfair dismissal (30 weeks' pay, subject to the limit on a week's pay) | From 6 April 2024 £21,870 | From 6 April 2025 £22,470 |
| Compensation 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) | From 6 April 2024 £18,954 | From 6 April 2025 £19,474 |
| Compensation 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) | From 6 April 2024 £37,908 | From 6 April 2025 £38,948 |
| Compensation 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 | From 6 April 2024 £729 | From 6 April 2025 £749 |
| Compensation Minimum amount of basic award of compensation where dismissal is unfair | From 6 April 2024 £8,863 | From 6 April 2025 £9,102 |
| Compensation Limit on amount of compensatory award for unfair dismissal | From 6 April 2024 £115,341 | From 6 April 2025 £118,455 |
| Compensation Limit on guarantee pay (per day) | From 6 April 2024 £38 | From 6 April 2025 £39 |
| Compensation Amount of award for unlawful inducement relating to trade union membership, activities, or services, or for unlawful inducement relating to collective bargaining | From 6 April 2024 £5,861 | From 6 April 2025 £6,019 |
| Compensation 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 | From 6 April 2024 £13,292 | From 6 April 2025 £13,651 |
| Compensation 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 | From 6 April 2024 £729 | From 6 April 2025 £749 |
The limit for the maximum award in breach of contract cases is £25,000.
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