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Unfair dismissal: tribunal in UK awards over £1.5 million and orders re-engagement of UK employee in Hong Kong

Case Study

23 March 2022

In unfair dismissal claims, whilst orders for re-employment are rare, they can be very lucrative for claimants. In particular those who are high earners stand to benefit considerably as the maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal (currently £89,493) does not apply which can lead to very large pay-outs as in the case of Jones v JP Morgan Securities plc.