The options open to you differ depending on the type of unfair dismissal claim that you might be entitled to bring.
If you can bring a claim for automatically unfair dismissal, there is no cap on the amount of compensation that you can claim. However, if you are only able to bring a claim for ordinary unfair dismissal, the amount of compensation that you are entitled to can’t be more than one year’s salary or the statutory cap (currently £89,493 for the year 6 April 2021 to 5 April 2022), whichever is the lower.Compensation is calculated on the basis of net loss of earnings and benefits for a certain period of time.
