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For HR professionals

Deadline Engine for HR professionals

For HR professionals and employment consultants, Deadline Engine computes Employment Tribunal time limits, including the three month less one day rule, ACAS Early Conciliation extensions and the ET3 response window.

Key time limits for HR professionals

Each period below is read from the encoded rules and shown with its citation. Open a calculator for the exact date, with deemed service, clear days and bank holidays applied.

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

Time limits at a glance

The headline periods below restate the encoded rules. Open the matching 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.