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HR Legal Update – EOR publish survey of discrimination compensation awards for 2013 – average is the lowest in 10 years

Equal Opportunities Review has published it survey of discrimination compensation awards made in 2013 (Issue 249 – Michael Rubenstein Publishing – subscription required).

Equal Opportunities Review has published it survey of discrimination compensation awards made in 2013 (Issue 249 – Michael Rubenstein Publishing – subscription required). The key findings are as follows:

 

  • 355 cases were included in the survey in 2013, down from a total of 422 in 2012, a record high.
  • The drop in cases does not yet fully reflect the falling number of claims, the full impact of which has yet to be felt.
  • A total of £4,268,327 was awarded in 2013 in compensation for discrimination, plus £15,387 in interest. In 2012 the total amount awarded was £5,268,597 plus £33,149 interest
  • Both the average award at £12,023 and the median award at £7,000 continue a downward trend – both being at their lowest for 10 years – with the 2012 figures being £12,485 for the former and £7,500 for the latter.
  • Compensation for injury to feelings amounted to £1,847,242, comprising 43% of the overall figure.
  • The injury to feelings average at £5,564 shows a decrease on last year’s average – £6,465, but the median has remained constant at £5,000 for four years
  • The highest award in 2013 was £168,900 – substantially lower than in previous years – and there were only three awards over £100,000.

 

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