Pregnancy Discrimination Compensation: Average Payouts, Highest Awards & Real Cases
Average payouts, highest awards and recent published tribunal decisions for pregnancy discrimination compensation in the UK.
Highest-value judgments
| Respondent | Compensation | Date | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|
| £57,533 | 2022 | View | |
| £46,960 | 2024 | View | |
| £40,744 | 2023 | View | |
| £35,492 | 2024 | View | |
| £31,986 | 2022 | View | |
| £30,326 | 2025 | View | |
| £26,729 | 2024 | View | |
| £24,768 | 2025 | View | |
| £22,832 | 2026 | View | |
| £21,908 | 2025 | View |
Venson Herts Ltd
2025
Recent published decisions
| Respondent | Outcome | Award | Date | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Willerby Holiday Homes Ltd | Struck out | — | 2026 | View |
The Retreats (Cambridge) Ltd | Partial success | £3,742 | 2026 | View |
Butchers Pet Care Ltd | Respondent won | — | 2026 | View |
Principles Recruitment Care Agency Ltd | Claimant won | £14,381 | 2026 | View |
Staffline Recruitment Ltd | Respondent won | — | 2026 | View |
Novadiscovery SA | Claimant won | — | 2026 | View |
Plesca v Fort Engineering Ltd | Claimant won | — | 2026 | View |
The Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs | Outcome unclear | — | 2026 | View |
Peninsula Business Services Ltd | Respondent won | — | 2026 | View |
North East London NHS Foundation Trust | Outcome unclear | — | 2026 | View |
About pregnancy discrimination compensation
Where these figures come from
Every figure on this page is drawn from published employment tribunal judgments where a compensation amount appears in the public record. Pregnancy and maternity discrimination awards may include injury to feelings, lost earnings, interest and other compensation linked to the unlawful treatment. The median and highest awards are calculated from awarded cases only, so pregnancy discrimination claims that settled privately or ended without a published figure sit outside this sample.
How to read the headline numbers
The headline stats separate the size of awards from how often pregnancy discrimination claims succeed. A claim type can show a very high award in one exceptional case while the median across the wider sample stays much lower. Read the highest-value judgments table for the upper end of the record, then the recent decisions list to see how these disputes appear in current judgments — including cases where no compensation is visible.
What this page is not
These are documented examples, not a prediction of what a new pregnancy discrimination claim is worth and not an estimate of a private settlement. The public record is selective and excludes most settlements, so treat large awards as unusual rather than typical. This is an intelligence page, not legal advice: to value a live claim, compare the facts, dates and losses in the underlying judgments with your own.
Frequently asked questions
What is the average payout for pregnancy discrimination?
In the published awarded cases in this dataset, the average pregnancy discrimination payout is £13,732 and the median award is £10,573. This is based on 42 cases with visible compensation.
What is the highest pregnancy discrimination award in the UK?
The highest published pregnancy discrimination award in this dataset is £57,533. Large awards are unusual and can be driven by long periods of financial loss, injury to feelings or other case-specific factors.
What percentage of pregnancy discrimination claims succeed?
In the matching published judgments, claimants succeeded in 48.1% of cases. That is based on 216 documented outcomes, not every claim issued or settled.