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Employment Appeal Tribunal deadline calculator
The EAT window is 42 days from the date the written reasons were sent, and the EAT applies it strictly: an incomplete notice lodged in time is treated as not lodged at all. The date the judgment was sent and the date reasons were sent are different triggers.
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Deadlines this calculator covers
33 encoded deadlines, each cited to its rule.
42 days from Date on which the employment tribunal sent the written full reasons for the judgment to the parties, where full reasons were requested orally at the hearing or in writing within the rule 60 period, or were reserved and given in writing, or were provided under rule 60(4E)
42 days from Date on which the written record of the judgment was sent to the parties, where written full reasons were not requested orally at the hearing or in writing within the rule 60 period, were not reserved and given in writing, and were not provided under rule 60(4E)
42 days from Date of the order of the employment tribunal
42 days from Date on which the written record of the Certification Officer's decision was sent to the appellant
42 days from Date on which the written notification of the CAC declaration or order was sent to the appellant (appeals under reg 38(8) of the 1999 Regulations, reg 47(6) of the 2004 Regulations, reg 35(6) of the Information and Consultation Regulations or reg 57(6) of the 2007 Regulations)
14 days from Date of sending of the written record of the decision
14 days from Date of sending of the written record of the decision
14 days from Date of sending of the written summary reasons
28 days from Date the rule 3(7) notification was sent to the appellant or special advocate
7 days from Date of service of the rule 3(7) notice (where a rule 3(7ZA) order was made), or date of the rule 3(10) direction that no further action be taken
28 days before Date fixed for the rule 3(10) hearing
14 days before Date fixed for the rule 3(10) hearing
14 days from Seal date of the order dismissing the application in respect of some or all grounds
28 days before Date fixed for the preliminary hearing
14 days before Date fixed for the preliminary hearing
28 days from Seal date of the order allowing the appeal to progress to a full hearing (unless the EAT directs otherwise)
28 days from Same date appointed for the respondent's answer
28 days from Date the rule 6(12) notification was sent to the respondent or special advocate
28 days from Seal date of the order permitting the cross-appeal to proceed after the sift (unless the EAT directs otherwise)
28 days from Seal date of the respondent's answer
14 days before Date fixed for the full hearing
7 days before Date fixed for the full hearing
5 working days from Rule 21(2): the decision appealed from. PD 3.5.4 and 7.13.3: the date the Registrar's decision was sent to the parties
28 days before Date fixed for the ARO hearing
14 days before Date fixed for the ARO hearing
14 days from Date of the order sought to be reviewed
14 days from Seal date of the relevant order of the EAT disposing of the issue in respect of which costs are sought
7 days from Delivery of the oral judgment at the hearing
7 days from Hand-down of the written judgment
7 days from Date of the determination
21 days from Date of the sealed order of the EAT (or, for any other appealable EAT decision, the date that decision was made), where permission to appeal was refused by the EAT or was not applied for
7 days from The hearing, or hand-down of a reserved judgment
14 days from Receipt of the sealed copy of the rule 13 application (an application by the Attorney General or Lord Advocate for a restriction of proceedings order under section 33 of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996)
Time limits at a glance
The headline periods below restate the encoded rules. Run the calculator above for the exact date, with deemed service, clear days and bank holidays applied.
Notice of appeal against an ET judgment (written full reasons given): what is the time limit?
42 days from Date on which the employment tribunal sent the written full reasons for the judgment to the parties, where full reasons were requested orally at the hearing or in writing within the rule 60 period, or were reserved and given in writing, or were provided under rule 60(4E), under Employment Appeal Tribunal Rules 1993 (SI 1993/2854), rule 3(3)(a)(i). The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.
Notice of appeal against an ET judgment (no written full reasons): what is the time limit?
42 days from Date on which the written record of the judgment was sent to the parties, where written full reasons were not requested orally at the hearing or in writing within the rule 60 period, were not reserved and given in writing, and were not provided under rule 60(4E), under Employment Appeal Tribunal Rules 1993 (SI 1993/2854), rule 3(3)(a)(iii). The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.
Notice of appeal against an ET order, direction or other decision: what is the time limit?
42 days from Date of the order of the employment tribunal, under Employment Appeal Tribunal Rules 1993 (SI 1993/2854), rule 3(3)(b). The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.
Notice of appeal against a decision of the Certification Officer: what is the time limit?
42 days from Date on which the written record of the Certification Officer's decision was sent to the appellant, under Employment Appeal Tribunal Rules 1993 (SI 1993/2854), rule 3(3)(c). The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.
Notice of appeal against a CAC declaration or order: what is the time limit?
42 days from Date on which the written notification of the CAC declaration or order was sent to the appellant (appeals under reg 38(8) of the 1999 Regulations, reg 47(6) of the 2004 Regulations, reg 35(6) of the Information and Consultation Regulations or reg 57(6) of the 2007 Regulations), under Employment Appeal Tribunal Rules 1993 (SI 1993/2854), rule 3(3)(d). The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.
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