Two significant rulings have been published on the amount of compensation that employment tribunals can award, concerning the assessment of loss for employees who suffer a stigma when looking for a new job as a result of having brought a discrimination claim against a previous employer and the amount of compensation that can be awarded for injury to feelings.
In Chagger v Abbey National plc and another [2009] EWCA Civ 1202 CA [subscription required], the Court of Appeal held that employees who suffer a stigma when looking for a new job as a result of having brought a discrimination claim against a previous employer are entitled to be compensated for their loss by that employer.
Meanwhile, in Da'Bell v National Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children EAT/0227/09 [subscription required], the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that the bands set out in Vento v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police (No.2) [2003] IRLR 102 CA [subscription required to access the individual reports] for compensation for injury to feelings in discrimination cases should be increased to take account of inflation.
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