The latest annual update for awards for injury to feelings in discrimination and detriment cases has been published.
An injury to feelings award is not a punitive award; it is intended to be compensatory and assessed on a case by case basis. However, the burden is on the claimant to show that their feelings have been injured and to what extent.
The new bands apply to claims presented on or after 6 April 2025 and will be reviewed annually.
In respect of claims presented to the employment tribunal on or after 6 April 2025, the Vento bands (as they are known) are as follows:
• a lower band of £1,200 to £12,100 (less serious cases);
• a middle band of £12,100 to £36,400 (cases that do not merit an award in the upper band); and,
• an upper band of £36,400 to £60,700 (the most serious cases) with the most exceptional cases capable of exceeding £60,700.
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