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What an Employment Tribunal win is actually worth: the basic award, the compensatory award and the Acas uplift
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What an Employment Tribunal win is actually worth: the basic award, the compensatory award and the Acas uplift

Written by John Barwell 27 September 202627 September 2026

Winning liability is only half the case. This guide explains how an employment tribunal actually builds an unfair dismissal award: the basic award’s statutory formula, the compensatory award’s assessment of real financial loss, the reductions for conduct, chance and mitigation, the statutory cap, and the up-to-25% Acas Code adjustment either way.

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