The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1995

Remedies

40.—(1)  Where the industrial tribunal finds a complaint under Article 38 is well-founded, it shall make a declaration to that effect.

(2) An individual whose complaint has been declared to be well-founded may make an application to an industrial tribunal for an award of compensation to be paid to him by the union.

(3) The application shall not be entertained if made—

(a) before the end of the period of four weeks beginning with the date of the declaration, or

(b) after the end of the period of six months beginning with that date.

(4) The amount of compensation awarded shall, subject to the following provisions, be such as the industrial tribunal considers just and equitable in all the circumstances.

(5) Where the industrial tribunal finds that the expulsion complained of was to any extent caused or contributed to by the action of the applicant, it shall reduce the amount of the compensation by such proportion as it considers just and equitable having regard to that finding.

(6) The amount of compensation calculated in accordance with paragraphs (4) and (5) shall not exceed the aggregate of—

(a) an amount equal to 30 times the limit for the time being imposed by Article 35(4) of the No. 1 Order (maximum amount of a week’s pay for basic award in unfair dismissal cases), and an amount equal to the limit for the time being imposed by Article 37 of that Order (maximum compensatory award in such cases); and, in a case to which paragraph (7) applies, shall not be less than £5,OOO.

(7) This paragraph applies to a case where when the application is made the applicant has not been re-admitted to the union.