Callaway v Royal Mail Group Ltd & Anor (Disability Discrimination : Compensation) [2013] UKEAT 0549_12_1010 (10 October 2013)

Callaway v Royal Mail Group Ltd & Anor (Disability Discrimination : Compensation) [2013] UKEAT 0549_12_1010 (10 October 2013)

The Tribunal did not err in principle or act perversely in its assessment of compensation for injury to feelings; the award was within the appropriate Vento band and not so low as to be wholly erroneous or perverse.

Citation
[2013] UKEAT 0549_12_1010
Parties
Respondent: Royal Mail Group; Appellant: [Claimant Name Not Provided]
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
10 October 2013
Procedural Posture
Employment Appeal / Appeal Against Compensation Award for Injury to Feelings
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Disability Discrimination, Compensation for Injury to Feelings, Victimisation, Harassment, Reasonable Adjustments
Employment Law Discrimination Law Disability Discrimination Compensation for Injury to Feelings Victimisation Harassment Reasonable Adjustments

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Parties

Royal Mail Group

Respondent

[Claimant Name Not Provided]

Appellant

Procedural Posture

Employment Appeal / Appeal Against Compensation Award for Injury to Feelings

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Employment Tribunal erred in principle or acted perversely in its assessment of compensation for injury to feelings
  2. 2 Whether the compensation awarded fell within the appropriate Vento band

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal did not err in principle or act perversely in its assessment of compensation for injury to feelings; the award was within the appropriate Vento band and not so low as to be wholly erroneous or perverse.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed