It pays to get sacked
16th February 1980, Page 21
16th February 1980
Page 21
Page 21, 16th February 1980
— It pays to get sacked
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UNFAIR dismissal payments have been increased, and their has been a rise in minimum payments for staff laid off or forced to work shorter hours.
From February 1, the limit on compensation for unfair dismissal or sex or racial discrimination has gone up from £5750 to £6250.
And staff laid off temporarily or forced on to short time working — such as lorry drivers during the steel strike — have had their ceiling increased from £7.25 to £8 per day.
The limit on the amount of a week's pay used to calculate redundancy payments or some unfair dismissal awards has gone up from £110 to £120.