In St Andrews Catholic Primary School and others v Blundell EAT/0330/09, the EAT held that the appropriate award of compensation for injury to a victimised employee's feelings was £14,000, not £22,000, reflecting that it was a serious case falling within the middle Vento band. The tribunal's award of £5,000 in aggravated damages was, however, appropriate.
The employer in this case was determined to get rid of an employee who was off sick for 11 months after an accident at work for which it admitted liability, leading to a finding of unfair dismissal.