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Employment Tribunal deadline calculator

Employment Tribunal time limits, including the three month less one day rule, ACAS Early Conciliation stop-the-clock extensions and the ET3 response window. Month-based limits use the corresponding-date rule.

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

9 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

Breach of contractET Extension of Jurisdiction Order 1994

3 months from Date of termination

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

Interim relief (unfair dismissal)s.128 ERA 1996

7 days from Date of dismissal

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.

Breach of contract: what is the time limit?

3 months from Date of termination, under ET Extension of Jurisdiction Order 1994. 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.

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