Vento Bands (Injury to feelings compensation)
The 2024 annual update to the Vento guidelines have been published.
Awards for injury to feelings can be made in discrimination claims, for example where there has been a failure to make reasonable adjustments or an act of harassment.
In respect of claims presented on or after 6 April 2024, the Vento bands are:
| Lower band (less serious cases) | £1,200 to £11,700 | |
| Middle band (cases that do not merit an award in the upper band) | £11,700 to £35,200 | |
| Upper band (the most serious cases) | £35,200 to £58,700, with the most exceptional cases capable of exceeding £58,700. |
According to the annual Employment Tribunal award statistics published for 2022/23, the biggest award of compensation in the 2022/23 reporting period was in a disability discrimination claim where the individual was awarded £1,767,869, however only £38,678 of this was in respect of injury to feelings.
This article is for general guidance only. It provides useful information in a concise form. Action should not be taken without obtaining specific legal advice.
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