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ARTICLE · 13 SEPTEMBER 2011

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Following on from our e-update last month on the Employment Tribunals Annual Statistics Report for 2010/2011, the information in relation to average and highest awards has now been released.

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Following on from our e-update last month on the Employment Tribunals Annual Statistics Report for 2010/2011, the information in relation to average and highest awards has now been released.

Age Discrimination

Our last update covered the 30% increase in the number of age discrimination claims, and the latest figures show that the average award for a successful age discrimination claim was £30,289 which is triple last year's average.  The highest award in an age discrimination award was £144,100.

Highest Awards

The highest award made by an Employment Tribunal in 2010/2011 was £289,167 for a sex discrimination claim.  A claim for disability discrimination attracted the second largest sum awarded: £181,083. The average awards in respect of sex and disability claims were £13,911 and £14,137 respectively.

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