Section 121: Basic award of two weeks' pay in certain cases.

Employment Rights Act 1996 · 1996 c. 18View on legislation.gov.uk

Part X: Unfair dismissal — Chapter II: Remedies for unfair dismissal

The amount of the basic award shall be two weeks' pay where the tribunal finds that the reason (or, where there is more than one, the principal reason) for the dismissal of the employee is that he was redundant and the employee—

by virtue of section 138 is not regarded as dismissed for the purposes of Part XI, or
by virtue of section 141 is not, or (if he were otherwise entitled) would not be, entitled to a redundancy payment.

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