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Updated Presidential Guidance on Vento bands

The Presidents of the Employment Tribunals in England and Wales and in Scotland have issued an Eighth Addendum to the Presidential Guidance on employment tribunal awards for injury to feelings. The Addendum includes updated Vento bands for such awards, which have been adjusted to take account of the RPI measure of inflation.

Tribunal Procedure Committee consults on changes to Employment Tribunal Rules

The Tribunal Procedure Committee has launched a consultation on potential changes to the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024. In large part these are based on changes that had been requested by the Employment Tribunal Presidents, either updating the rules to more accurately reflect current practice in the employment tribunals or allowing the employment tribunals to work more effectively.

New compensation limits and statutory payment rates in force from April 2025

The annual changes to compensation limits and statutory payments take effect in April. The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2025 SI 2025/348 will increase the compensation limits and minimum awards payable under employment legislation. Among other things, the amount of a week’s pay (used for calculating both the basic award for unfair dismissal and statutory redundancy pay) will increase from £700 to £719, and the cap on the compensatory award for unfair dismissal will increase from £115,115 to £118,223.