🇬🇧 UK · Employment Law · Updated 2026-06-27
How much compensation can I get from an Employment Tribunal?
Unfair dismissal: basic award up to £22,530 plus compensatory award capped at £115,115 (or 52 weeks' pay). Discrimination claims are uncapped — you can also claim injury to feelings (Vento bands: £1,200–£58,700).
Employment Tribunal compensation for unfair dismissal has two parts. The basic award is calculated like statutory redundancy pay: years of service (up to 20) × weekly pay (capped at £751 for 2026/27) × age multiplier. The compensatory award covers your actual financial loss — primarily lost salary — capped at the lower of 52 weeks' gross pay or £115,115 for 2026/27.
Discrimination and whistleblowing claims are different: there is no cap on the compensatory element, and you can also claim injury to feelings under the Vento bands framework. Vento bands range from £1,200 (less serious, lower band) to £58,700 (most serious, upper band). Aggravated damages and personal injury (psychiatric harm) can be awarded on top in the most serious cases.
Both awards can be increased by up to 25% (ACAS uplift) if the employer failed to follow a fair disciplinary/grievance process, or reduced by any percentage the Tribunal considers fair for contributory conduct on your part.
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