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
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6 April
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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.
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Published 30 August 2019
Last updated 6 April 2024
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2025-04-06 00:01
Updating weekly payment cap to new 2025 figure.
2024-04-06 05:30
changing the weekly pay cap to £700 and NI deductions decrease to 8%
2024-01-05 15:06
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.
2023-04-13 15:51
Update to RPS statutory award limit for 2023 to 2024 (increase to £643).
2022-05-06 16:14
Section 3: Rates updated for National Insurance deductions.
2022-04-06 10:20
Update to show the increase in the weekly pay limit on 6 April 2022
Details
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.
Updates to this page
Published 30 August 2019
Last updated 6 April 2024
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href="#full-history">+ show all updates
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Update history
2025-04-06 00:01
Updating weekly payment cap to new 2025 figure.
2024-04-06 05:30
changing the weekly pay cap to £700 and NI deductions decrease to 8%
2024-01-05 15:06
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.
2023-04-13 15:51
Update to RPS statutory award limit for 2023 to 2024 (increase to £643).
2022-05-06 16:14
Section 3: Rates updated for National Insurance deductions.
2022-04-06 10:20
Update to show the increase in the weekly pay limit on 6 April 2022
Details
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.
Updates to this page
Sign up for emails or print this page
Update history
2025-04-06 00:01
Updating weekly payment cap to new 2025 figure.
2024-04-06 05:30
changing the weekly pay cap to £700 and NI deductions decrease to 8%
2024-01-05 15:06
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.
2023-04-13 15:51
Update to RPS statutory award limit for 2023 to 2024 (increase to £643).
2022-05-06 16:14
Section 3: Rates updated for National Insurance deductions.
2022-04-06 10:20
Update to show the increase in the weekly pay limit on 6 April 2022