Employment Tribunal

What You Need to Know From today, 1 October 2026, the time limit for bringing most Employment Tribunal claims will increase from three months to six months. This change is intended to provide parties with more time to resolve disputes internally and through ACAS Early Conciliation before litigation commences. The extension will apply to the majority of Employment Tribunal claims, including: Unfair dismissal Discrimination Unlawful deduction from wages Whistleblowing detri

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that a claimant can pursue an indirect discrimination claim even if they do not share the same protected characteristic as the disadvantaged group, provided they experience the same disadvantage. This decision arose from a case involving British Airways, where new shift patterns were introduced for cabin crew. These changes were argued to have indirectly discriminated against two groups: non-British nationals who commuted to Heat