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Employment tribunal time limit calculator (ET1)

Most tribunal claims run to three months less one day from the effective date of termination or the act complained of; redundancy pay and equal pay run to six months. ACAS Early Conciliation stops the clock and can extend the deadline. The calculator applies the extension rules automatically and cites the statute for every date.

England & Wales ยท Deemed service, clear days and bank holidays applied ยท Methodology

Keep the England and Wales civil defaults and go straight to what happened, or change the jurisdiction and forum first.

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Cited to the rule

Deadlines this calculator covers

7 encoded deadlines, each cited to its rule.

Unfair dismissals.111 ERA 1996

3 months less 1 day from Effective date of termination (EDT)

Discriminations.123 EqA 2010

3 months less 1 day from Act complained of

Unlawful deduction from wagess.23 ERA 1996

3 months less 1 day from Date wages due

Redundancy pays.164 ERA 1996

6 months from Relevant date

Equal pays.129 EqA 2010

6 months from End of employment

Whistleblowing detriments.48(3) ERA 1996

3 months less 1 day from Act/failure to act

ET3 ResponseSchedule 1, Rule 16

28 days from Date Tribunal sent ET1

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.

Unfair dismissal: what is the time limit?

3 months less 1 day from Effective date of termination (EDT), under s.111 ERA 1996. The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.

Discrimination: what is the time limit?

3 months less 1 day from Act complained of, under s.123 EqA 2010. The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.

Unlawful deduction from wages: what is the time limit?

3 months less 1 day from Date wages due, under s.23 ERA 1996. The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.

Redundancy pay: what is the time limit?

6 months from Relevant date, under s.164 ERA 1996. The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.

Equal pay: what is the time limit?

6 months from End of employment, under s.129 EqA 2010. The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.

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