Am I still sacked?

You accepted the compensation the employer did not admit guilt, neither did you, you can rarely predict the outcome of unfair dismissal cases.
Once lawyers get involved they win, the employer accepted that it would likely cost more than the compensation to fight you.

Surely you would have recv'd some paperwork with the compensation payment and that should have told you the outcome of ACAS' deliberations. You were obviously dismissed but the paperwork should tell you whether it was unfair dismissal or not. If the company wasn't found to have dismissed you unfairly then surely there would not have been a payout?

I think winning compensation is a major victory to be proud of! Well done, not enough people follow through like that.

My husband was made redundant but in an unfair way and they did not follow the proper procedures - he received a phone call at home after working there for 25 years and they made no attempt to find him another post within the company although they were recruiting.
He took legal action against them and they settled with him, paying him not just full redundancy, compensation, legal fees but also agreeing to give him a good reference if reqired to do so.

Polar22 I too went through a horrible time with a new boss after 27years employment had to leave through stress and anxiety so retired and also help with GC which is wonderful and I am so happy now, I wish you well.

I took early retirement. Looked after my new GD and enjoyed life. Never looked back tbh. The main hurt was losing my reputation but those who matter know better. I try not to care about the others.

Hold your head high! You got some compensation so it may have been unfair dismissal. There had to be doubt or you would have received nothing. You were wise to heed your solicitor’s warning about the financial consequences of losing, though an award of costs against a genuine claimant (one who is not bringing an action vexatiously or who has not lied or deceived) is rare. Hope you have another job now and have put the previous experience behind you.

Possibly you were made redundant, still a dismissal but with no blame attached to you.

Thanks all. As I suspected but that’s ok. It was just a bit of curiosity. I’ll remain in my sackcloth and ashes 😊😂

Your employer terminated your employment. That may or may not have been unfair dismissal - as you eventually got some compensation maybe whether or not the dismissal was unfair was not clear cut. However, dismissal it was and nothing can change that.

You could ring ACAS and ask!
It sounds to me as if your employment was terminated but with compensation, rather than going to an Employment Tribunal to challenge your dismissal, which, as it turns out, would have cost your employer dearly, though I can see why you didn’t want to run the risk of losing and having to pay their costs as well as yours.

It sounds as though you were vindicated, so not guilty.. but others will probably have more knowledge of this sort of thing