Employment Rights Act 1996

120 Basic award: minimum in certain cases.E+W+S

(1)The amount of the basic award (before any reduction under section 122) shall not be less than [F1£3,100] where the reason (or, if more than one, the principal reason)—

(a)in a redundancy case, for selecting the employee for dismissal, or

(b)otherwise, for the dismissal,

is one of those specified in section 100(1)(a) and (b), [F2101A(d),] 102(1) or 103.

F3(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1Sum in s. 120(1) substituted (1.2.2000) by S.I. 1999/3375, art. 3, Sch. (subject to art. 4)

F2Words in s. 120(1) substituted (1.10.1998) by S.I. 1998/1833, reg. 32(5)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1S. 117-127A applied (with modifications) (2.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1548, reg. 3

C2S. 120(1): power to amend conferred (17.12.1999) by 1999 c. 26, s. 34(1)(b); S.I. 1999/3374, art. 2(b)