Unfair dismissal - time limits

Sarah Nandhra LL.B. (Hons) LL.M.
0113 320 5000
employment@winstonsolicitors.co.uk

Unfair dismissal - time limits for pursuing compensation

How long do you have to claim?

An application to an Employment Tribunal should normally be made as soon as the employer has given notice of dismissal and should be received within the period of three months beginning with the employee's effective date of termination.

If the application is received any later than that date the Tribunal will consider the complaint only if they believe it was not reasonably practicable for the employee to have made the complaint within the three-month period and that it has been made within such further period as they consider reasonable.

Read more on unfair dismissal

• Advice on unfair dismissal
• Who can complain of unfair dismissal?
• Who cannot complain of unfair dismissal?
• Some of the main exceptions to the 12 month rule
• What is a fair dismissal?
• How do I calculate what my claim is worth?

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