Compensation for discrimination: cause for concern

Abstract

The last two years have seen radical changes in the way that industrial tribunals assess compensation in discrimination cases in the UK. Examines the special circumstances which have led to the end of compensation limits in these cases. Focuses particularly on the awards made to ex‐servicewomen who were dismissed by the Ministry of Defence on account of pregnancy and the new approach to the calculation of compensation adopted by the Employment Appeal Tribunal. Examines the influence which European law is having on such awards, and discusses the effect which these recent developments are likely to have on future compensation payments.

Citation

Sinclair, A. and Botten, N. (1995), "Compensation for discrimination: cause for concern", Employee Relations, Vol. 17 No. 8, pp. 46-59. https://doi.org/10.1108/01425459510103488