Employment Tribunal Compensation Calculator

Estimate tribunal awards for unfair dismissal and discrimination claims under UK employment law. Uses 2024/25 statutory figures: weekly pay cap £643, compensatory award cap £105,707, and updated Vento bands for injury to feelings.

Gross weekly pay (£)

Capped at £643

Years of continuous service

Age at dismissal

Type of claim

Disclaimer: These are rough estimates for illustrative purposes only. Tribunal outcomes depend on many factors including evidence, contributory fault reductions, and judicial discretion. Always seek legal advice from a qualified employment solicitor.

How Employment Tribunal Awards Are Calculated

A successful claimant in an unfair dismissal or discrimination case can receive up to three types of award:

Basic Award

Calculated identically to statutory redundancy pay — based on age, years of service (up to 20), and weekly pay (capped at £643 in 2024/25). Multipliers are 0.5× for years under 22, 1× for 22–40, and 1.5× for 41 and over.

Compensatory Award

Covers actual financial loss: lost earnings, future loss, loss of benefits. Capped at the lower of 52 weeks' actual pay or £105,707 (2024/25). No cap applies to most discrimination claims.

Injury to Feelings (Vento Bands)

Available in discrimination cases only. The Vento guidelines (updated 2024) set three bands:

Lower band £1,100–£11,200 — isolated or one-off acts
Middle band £11,200–£33,700 — serious cases not meriting the upper band
Upper band £33,700–£56,200 — most serious, including employer-condoned discrimination

Reductions

Tribunals can reduce awards for contributory fault (employee's own misconduct), failure to follow ACAS Code, or Polkey reductions where the employer could have fairly dismissed had they followed the correct procedure.