Section 80I — Employment Rights Act 1996: Remedies

Remedies 80I 1 Where an employment tribunal finds a complaint under section 80H well-founded it shall make a declaration to that effect and may—

a make an order for reconsideration of the application, and b make an award of compensation to be paid by the employer to the employee.

2 The amount of compensation shall be such amount, not exceeding the permitted maximum, as the tribunal considers just and equitable in all the circumstances.

3 For the purposes of subsection (2), the permitted maximum is such number of weeks’ pay as the Secretary of State may specify by regulations.

4 Where an employment tribunal makes an order under subsection (1)(a), section 80G ... shall apply as if the application had been made on the date of the order.