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UK Law Reference
All sections of Employment Rights Act 1996
1996 c. 18, s.124A

Section 124A — Adjustments under the Employment Act 2002

Extent: E+W+S

This version in force from 2009-04-06

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

[F1 Where an award of compensation for unfair dismissal falls to be—]

(a) [F1 reduced or increased under [F2 section 207A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (effect of failure to comply with Code: adjustment of awards)], or]

(b) [F1 increased under section 38 of that Act (failure to give statement of employment particulars),]

[F1 the adjustment shall be in the amount awarded under section 118(1)(b) and shall be applied immediately before any reduction under section 123(6) or (7).]

Amendment notes

  1. F1 S. 124A inserted (1.10.2004) by Employment Act 2002 (c. 22), ss. 39, 55(2); S.I. 2004/1717, art. 2(2) (subject to art. 3)
  2. F2 Words in s. 124A substituted (6.4.2009) by Employment Act 2008 (c. 24), ss. 3(4), 22(1)(a); S.I. 2008/3232, art. 2 (with Sch. paras. 1, 5)