London Borough of Lewisham v Colbourne: EAT 15 Nov 2006

EAT Time Limits
Practice and Procedure – 2002 Act and pre-action requirements
Unfair Dismissal – Constructive dismissal
For the purpose of the extension of the time afforded by reg. 15 of the Employment Act 2002 (Dispute Resolution) Regulations 2004, an employee’s grievance is to be treated as lodged ‘within the normal time limit’ even if it is lodged before the effective date of termination or other date from which time starts to run.

Judges:

The Honourable Mr Justice Underhill

Citations:

[2006] UKEAT 0339 – 06 – 1511, UKEAT/0339/06

Links:

Bailii, EAT

Statutes:

Employment Act 2002 (Dispute Resolution) Regulations 2004

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

CitedShergold v Fieldway Medical Centre EAT 5-Dec-2005
The claimant had submitted a grievance complaining in general terms of the way in which she had been treated by a manager. She did not, however, refer to a particular incident relied on in her pleading as one of the two ‘last straw’ incidents that . .
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Employment

Updated: 09 July 2022; Ref: scu.247850