Polkey reduction
Plain-English definitions for England and Wales. General information, not legal advice. Laws and figures change - always check the current position on GOV.UK.
Polkey reduction A reduction to the compensatory award to reflect the chance that you would have been dismissed anyway even if a fair process had been followed. It takes its name from the House of Lords decision in Polkey.
Related terms
- Compensatory award
- The part of unfair dismissal compensation that reflects your actual financial loss from the dismissal - mainly lost earnings and benefits, and subject to your duty to mitigate. It is normally capped (see statutory cap), though discrimination and whistleblowing awards are not.
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