The Presidents of the Employment Tribunal in England and Wales and Scotland have published their response to the consultation on increasing the bands of compensation for injury to feelings in discrimination cases. The response confirms the new bands that will apply to claims presented on or after 11 September 2017.


The new bands are as follows:

Band Old figures New Figures
Lower £660 - £6,600 £800 - £8,400
Middle £6,600 - £19,800 £8,400 - £25,200
Upper £19,800 - £33,000 £25,200 - £42,000
Exceptional Cases £33,000+ £42,000+