Acas Code: maximum tribunal uplift or reduction
The maximum percentage adjustment a tribunal may make to an award for unreasonable failure to comply with the Acas Code of Practice.
25%
Corroborated Act of Parliament
Great Britain
in force since 2009-04-06
Checked against its sources: statute verified 2026-09-21·guidance verified 2026-09-21
Scope: Up to 25% either way (increase for employer's, reduction for employee's unreasonable failure to follow a relevant Code); only for TULRCA Schedule A2 claims.
Current sources
Source A · LegislationTULRCA 1992 s.207A(2)–(3) ('by no more than 25%'; inserted by Employment Act 2008 s.3)
Source B · Official guidanceAcas Code of Practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures ('adjust any awards ... by up to 25 per cent')
History
| Value | From | To | Status | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25% | 2009-04-06 | — | Corroborated |
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Receipt
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employment.tribunal.acas_uplift_max_pct- Name in the API
- Acas Code uplift/reduction: maximum tribunal adjustment
- Record fields (source type · unit · jurisdiction · status)
- act·percent·GB·corroborated
- Record hash (canonical JSON, SHA-256)
sha256:f7f716b75a8e66cbd6e7e78e8b0df0e1e402543c4aa7f56a36c6e44a34fd88e1- Source snapshots (SHA-256)
- Legislation:
sha256:2c830d561eaed352b00c09d01772b60671c108eddc9894c7288b5b165e58d4cd - Official guidance:
sha256:6ff517e80578a2a5db02e99a30314e4ba66b59cb2ffd9ef89ae747e3ce5c7f15 - Listed in the signed manifest
- release 3.0.0 manifest
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record_hashes["employment.tribunal.acas_uplift_max_pct"] - Machine-readable record
- /v1/figures/employment.tribunal.acas_uplift_max_pct · current only: /v1/figures/employment.tribunal.acas_uplift_max_pct/current
Compiler's notes
B is Acas (statutory body) rather than gov.uk.