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The Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996
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Maximum amountN.I.
23.—(1) For the purpose of calculating—
[F1(za)an award of compensation under Article 112I(1)(b),]
(a)a basic award of compensation for unfair dismissal,
(b)an additional award of compensation for unfair dismissal,
[F2(ba)an award under Article 146(5); or]
(c)a redundancy payment,
the amount of a week's pay shall not exceed [F3£530].
Paras. (2)‐(4) rep. by 1999 NI 9
F3Sum in art. 23(1) substituted (6.4.2018) by The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2018 (S.R. 2018/80), arts. 1(1), 3, Sch. (with art. 4); This amendment supersedes the amendment by The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2018 (S.R. 2018/69), art. 3, Sch. which came into operation on 6.4.2018 and was revoked on the same date by The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2018 (S.R. 2018/80), art. 2
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Arts. 16-24 applied (6.4.2006) by Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/246), regs. 2(3), 16(4), Sch. 1 para. 11 (with reg. 21(1)(5), Sch. 1 para. 3)
C2Arts. 16-24 applied (6.4.2006) by Service Provision Change (Protection of Employment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/177), reg. 16(4)
C3Art. 23(1): power to amend conferred (1.10.2006) by Work and Families (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1947 (N.I. 16)), arts. 1(3), 16(1)(a); S.R. 2006/344, art. 3(d)
C4Art. 23(1) applied (1.10.2006) by Employment Equality (Age) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/261), regs. 1(1), 51, Sch. 5 paras. 11(5), 12(5) (with reg. 50)
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