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Member
Speaking in the House of Commons on 11 March 2025
Debate
Employment Rights BillContribution
Section 23 of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 provides that a worker has the right not to be subjected to any detriment by the worker’s employer resulting from, among other things, the worker seeking to enforce the right to the minimum wage. Section 24(3) and (4) of that Act provides that the compensation payable where such detriment consists of the termination of the worker’s contract is subject to a limit calculated by reference to the maximum amount of a compensatory award for an employee who has been unfairly dismissed. This amendment would make it clear that the relevant figure for this calculation remains the standard maximum, not any different amount specified for cases where an employee is dismissed during the initial period of employment.
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