| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2002] All ER (D) 12 (Sep) |
| Court: | Employment Appeal Tribunal |
| Judge: | Judge Reid QC, Mr D Jenkins and Mr A Manners |
| Representation | The appellant appeared in person. |
| Simon King (instructed by Hammond Bale) for the employer. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 16 August 2002 |
Catchwords
Unfair dismissal - Date of dismissal - Notice by employer terminating contract - Employee being dismissed following disciplinary hearing - Employee appealing internal decision - Employer dismissing internal appeal - Employee filing claim for unfair dismissal and discrimination more than three months from original notice terminating contract - Whether date of dismissal date of original notice or dismissal of appeal - Whether grounds to extend time.
The Case
The Employment Appeal Tribunal ruled that, on the facts, a claim for unfair dismissal and racial discrimination had been filed out of time and there were no grounds, on the facts of the case, to extend time; the claim was therefore dismissed.
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