Chawla v Hewlett Packard Ltd [2015] IRLR 356 EAT
Reports relating to this case:
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Compensation: Uplift does not apply to compensation for injury to feelings in discrimination cases
- Date:
- 3 April 2015
In Chawla v Hewlett Packard Ltd [2015] IRLR 356 EAT, the EAT held that the 10% uplift on general damages in civil claims laid down by the Court of Appeal does not apply to compensation for injury to feelings caused by discrimination.
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Injury to feelings awards: contradictory EAT decisions on 10% uplift
- Date:
- 12 March 2015
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has contradicted its previous decisions by saying that the 10% uplift on general damages in civil claims ordered by the Court of Appeal does not apply to compensation for injury to feelings caused by discrimination.
