Updated Vento bands for injury to feelings awards from 6 April 2025
New compensation bands for injury to feelings in discrimination and whistleblowing claims will apply to employment tribunal cases presented on or after 6 April 2025.
The Vento bands, which guide tribunals when assessing injury to feelings and psychiatric injury awards, are reviewed annually to account for inflation. The updated bands are:
- Lower band: £1,200 to £12,100 (previously up to £11,700) – for less serious cases
- Middle band: £12,100 to £36,400 (previously up to £35,200) – for cases which do not merit an award in the upper band
- Upper band: £36,400 to £60,700 (previously up to £58,700) – for the most serious cases
- Exceptional cases: Awards exceeding £60,700 may be made in rare, particularly severe cases.
It is for the tribunal to decide which band applies and where the award should fall within that band. While not legally binding, the Vento bands are widely followed and tribunals are required to have regard to them when determining compensation.