Remedy hearing
Plain-English definitions for England and Wales. General information, not legal advice. Laws and figures change - always check the current position on GOV.UK.
Remedy hearing A hearing - sometimes combined with the main hearing, sometimes separate - held after a claim succeeds to decide what the employer must pay or do, for example compensation or, more rarely, reinstatement.
Related terms
- Schedule of loss
- A document setting out the compensation you are claiming and how it is calculated - for example lost earnings, loss of statutory rights, and any injury to feelings. It helps the tribunal and the other side understand the value of the claim.
- 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.
- Basic award
- A fixed element of unfair dismissal compensation calculated like statutory redundancy pay: a number of weeks' pay based on your age and length of service, with the weekly pay figure subject to a statutory cap. It does not depend on your actual financial loss.
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