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Employment Act 2008

38.The remedies available in sections 23 and 24 of ERA 1996 do not, however, extend to compensation for losses arising out of the non-payment or unauthorised deduction or payment, for example additional bank charges or interest charges. It is possible for a separate claim for such losses to be made by workers who are no longer employed by the defaulting employer, but only in the county court as part of an action for breach of contract by means of the Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) Order 1994(6) or its equivalent in Scotland(7).

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