Claimants who are successful in an unfair dismissal claim will receive compensation consisting of two elements: a basic award (equivalent to a statutory redundancy payment, based on age, length of service and weekly pay); and a compensatory award for financial losses suffered as a result of dismissal up to set maximum limits. The compensatory award may be reduced if the employee caused or contributed to their dismissal by a proportion that the Tribunal considers just and equitable. In contrast, the basic award may be reduced if the Employment Tribunal considers that this is just and equitable due to the employee’s conduct before their dismissal, but there is no causation requirement.