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Section 166: Consequences of failure to comply with order.

Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 · 1992 c. 52View on legislation.gov.uk

Part III: Rights in relation to union membership and activities

If on the application of an employee an employment tribunal is satisfied that the employer has not complied with the terms of an order for the reinstatement or re-engagement of the employee under section 163(4) or (5), the tribunal shall—

make an order for the continuation of the employee's contract of employment, and
order the employer to pay the employee such compensation as the tribunal considers just and equitable in all the circumstances having regard—
to the infringement of the employee's right to be reinstated or re-engaged in pursuance of the order, and
to any loss suffered by the employee in consequence of the non-compliance.

Section 164 applies to an order under subsection (1)(a) as in relation to an order under section 163.

If on the application of an employee an employment tribunal is satisfied that the employer has not complied with the terms of an order for the continuation of a contract of employment, the following provisions apply.

If the non-compliance consists of a failure to pay an amount by way of pay specified in the order, the tribunal shall determine the amount owed by the employer on the date of the determination.

In any other case, the tribunal shall order the employer to pay the employee such compensation as the tribunal considers just and equitable in all the circumstances having regard to any loss suffered by the employee in consequence of the non-compliance.

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