The Employment Rights Act 2025 will introduce a substantial shift in unfair dismissals claims for employers. Currently, the compensatory award is set at 118,223 (or fifty-two weeks’ gross pay—whichever is lower) but from January 2027 both thresholds will be abolished, and tribunals will access compensation based solely on the employee’s actual financial loss. While the basic award will remain unchanged, compensation will become uncapped, bringing rewards in line with discrimination and whistleblowing claims.
For employers, this may mean that there is increased financial risk—particularly regarding highly paid employees or those in senior roles where dismissal leads to prolonged unemployment or loss of benefits.
Alongside the removal of the compensation cap, the qualifying period for unfair dismissal claims will be reduced from two year to six months, with both changes coming into force on January 1, 2027. It is thought that this reform seeks to replace the government’s original proposal to introduce unfair dismissal as a “day one” right, which was met with resistance during parliamentary...
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