Vento Bands: Increases To Discrimination Compensation Announced

From 6 April 2022, the ‘Vento' bands for injury to feelings awards in the Employment Tribunal will be increased to take account of the RPI measure for inflation.

The Vento guidelines (established in the case of Vento v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police) set out a multi-band scale of damages for Employment Tribunal awards in successful discrimination claims in respect of injury to feelings. The ‘Vento bands' are updated every year in line with inflation by the Presidents of the Employment Tribunals in England & Wales and Scotland.

For claims submitted on or after 6 April 2022, the Vento bands will be as follows:

• £990 to £9,900 for less serious cases;
• £9,900 to £29,600 for more cases that do not warrant an upper band award;