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	=== '''Time limits of great importance as failure to meet them may lose you progressing with the case.''' ===		=== '''[[/Consideringatribunalcase/Time Limits\|Time limits of great importance as failure to meet them may lose you progressing with the case.]]''' ===

	~~==== 1. '''Standard Time Limit''' ====~~

	* '''Deadline''': '''3 months minus 1 day'''
	* '''Starts from''':
	** The '''date of the discriminatory act''' (e.g. dismissal, failure to make reasonable adjustments, harassment), or
	** The '''last act''' in a '''series of discriminatory acts'''.

	~~==== Example: ====~~
	~~If discrimination occurred on '''1 March''', the deadline to start the process would usually be '''31 May'''.~~
	~~----~~

	~~=== ⏳ '''Early Conciliation Requirement (ACAS)''' ===~~
	~~Before you can bring a tribunal claim, you must notify '''ACAS''' and go through '''Early Conciliation'''.~~

	* This '''pauses the tribunal time limit''' (called "stopping the clock").
	* When conciliation ends, ACAS gives you an '''Early Conciliation Certificate'''.
	* You then have '''at least 1 month''' to submit your claim (depending on how long the pause lasted).

	~~----~~

	~~=== 🔄 '''Extension of Time Limits''' ===~~
	Tribunals can extend the time limit '''only in exceptional cases''', normally it's '''very rare''' for late claims to be accepted. The test is usually whether it was '''"just and equitable"''' to extend the time delays related to disability however can and often are reasons why the time limit can be extended.

	~~So it’s crucial to:~~

	* '''Act quickly'''
	* '''Document events and dates'''
	* '''Start Early Conciliation in time'''

	~~have 3 months minus one day present your case to the tribunal using the ET one form~~

	~~found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/make-a-claim-to-an-employment-tribunal-form-et1~~

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	=== '''~~1st and most important are time~~ limits in the ~~employment tribunal~~''' ~~===~~		=== '''Time limits of great importance as failure to meet them may lose you progressing with the case.''' ===

	~~==== Time limits =~~===

	==== 1. '''Standard Time Limit''' ====		==== 1. '''Standard Time Limit''' ====

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	1st and most important are time limits in the employment tribunal		=== '''1st and most important are time limits in the employment tribunal''' ===

			==== Time limits ====

	==== 1. '''Standard Time Limit''' ====		==== 1. '''Standard Time Limit''' ====

PeteTyerman: 1st draft

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1st draft

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If you are considering going to tribunal several stages quite a lot of information that is not always easy to find.

1st and most important are time limits in the employment tribunal

==== 1. '''Standard Time Limit''' ====

* '''Deadline''': '''3 months minus 1 day'''
* '''Starts from''':
** The '''date of the discriminatory act''' (e.g. dismissal, failure to make reasonable adjustments, harassment), or
** The '''last act''' in a '''series of discriminatory acts'''.

==== Example: ====
If discrimination occurred on '''1 March''', the deadline to start the process would usually be '''31 May'''.
----

=== ⏳ '''Early Conciliation Requirement (ACAS)''' ===
Before you can bring a tribunal claim, you must notify '''ACAS''' and go through '''Early Conciliation'''.

* This '''pauses the tribunal time limit''' (called "stopping the clock").
* When conciliation ends, ACAS gives you an '''Early Conciliation Certificate'''.
* You then have '''at least 1 month''' to submit your claim (depending on how long the pause lasted).

----

=== 🔄 '''Extension of Time Limits''' ===
Tribunals can extend the time limit '''only in exceptional cases''', normally it's '''very rare''' for late claims to be accepted. The test is usually whether it was '''"just and equitable"''' to extend the time delays related to disability however can and often are reasons why the time limit can be extended.

So it’s crucial to:

* '''Act quickly'''
* '''Document events and dates'''
* '''Start Early Conciliation in time'''

have 3 months minus one day present your case to the tribunal using the ET one form

found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/make-a-claim-to-an-employment-tribunal-form-et1