Dates for submitting a claim
Below is a table showing the deadlines for submitting - the most common - claims to the Tribunal. Please note claims cannot be lodged late as the Tribunal are likely to reject them as being out of time.
Please seek advice regarding any claim and note that some claim categories do not mean an employee has to leave the employer.
| Type of Claim | No later than |
| Terms of Employment (contract) | 7 weeks & 6 days from last date of employment if leaving |
| Flexible Working | 7 weeks & 6 days from relevant date |
| Pregnancy & Breastfeeding | 7 weeks & 6 days from relevant date |
| Pay breaches for ante-natal, breastfeeding etc | 28 days following the usual pay day |
| Minimum Wage breaches | seek advice as soon as the breach is known |
| Payslips | 7 weeks & 6 days from last date of employment if leaving |
| Parental Rights | 7 weeks & 6 days from relevant date |
| Reservists returning to work | 7 weeks & 6 days from relevant date |
| Redundancy Protected Award | 7 weeks & 6 days from relevant date |
| Redundancy Paid Time off to seek new employment/training | 7 weeks & 6 days from the date the time off should have been permitted |
| Redundancy Detriment to Employee Representative including paid time to represent | 7 weeks & 6 days immediately following the act of detriment |
| Failure to provide written reason for termination | 7 weeks & 6 days from last date of employment if leaving |
| Unfair/Constructive Dismissal | 7 weeks & 6 days from last date of employment |
| Right of Representation in disciplinary and grievance process | 7 weeks & 6 days immediately following the threat |
| Discrimination | 7 weeks & 6 days from last date of act of discrimination |