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Explaining your Protective Award

A Protective Award is compensation awarded by an employment tribunal because your employer did not consult with you before you were made redundant.

• From: The Insolvency Service
• Published: 30 August 2019
• Last updated: 6 April 2024 — See all updates

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Explaining your Protective Award

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If your former employer is insolvent, the Insolvency Service will pay the Protective Award. The attached publication gives more information about the process of getting your Protective Award.

Published 30 August 2019
Last updated 6 April 2024 + show all updates

1. 6 April 2024

   changing the weekly pay cap to £700 and NI deductions decrease to 8%

2. 5 January 2024

   Change in rate of National Insurance announced in autumn statement from 12% on payments above the primary threshold to 10%.Effective on taxable payments calculated by RPS on or after 6 Jan 2024.

3. 13 April 2023

   Update to RPS statutory award limit for 2023 to 2024 (increase to £643).

4. 6 May 2022

   Section 3: Rates updated for National Insurance deductions.

5. 6 April 2022

   Update to show the increase in the weekly pay limit on 6 April 2022

6. 11 May 2021

   Added in a paragraph regarding the 20 employee rule

7. 6 April 2021

   changed cap payment amount

8. 30 August 2019

   First published.