An Acas uplift is an increase of up to 25% added to an employment tribunal award when the employer has unreasonably failed to follow the Acas Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures. Tribunals can apply the same adjustment the other way, reducing an award, if it was the employee who unreasonably failed to follow the Code.

In practice

In the Lillie v The Big Dog Pub Co Ltd and H Riley case, the tribunal added a 12.5% uplift to a chef's compensation because his employer failed to follow the Acas Code of Practice.

See also
Acas Code of Practice Compensatory award
Related case law

See this applied

Mr P Lillie v The Big Dog Pub Co Ltd and H Riley

Constructive unfair dismissal upheld; £23,591 awarded, including a 12.5% ACAS uplift.

Constructive Dismissal
Ms A Conteh v Transforming Support (South London) Ltd

Unfair dismissal upheld; compensation reduced 50% for contributory conduct, plus a 10% ACAS uplift; £10,010.05 awarded.

Contributory Conduct
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