| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2005] All ER (D) 197 (Oct) |
| Court: | Employment Appeal Tribunal |
| Judge: | Judge Pugsley, Mr T Haywood and Mr R Lyons |
| Representation | Samia Hanif (instructed by the Bar Pro Bono Unit) for the employee. |
| Emma Smith (instructed by Withy King, Bath) for the employer. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 11 August 2005 |
Catchwords
Employment tribunal - Jurisdiction - Application to amend complaint of racial discrimination to rely on matters arising after presentation of complaint - Whether tribunal having jurisdiction to consider amendment - , s 68(6).
The Case
An employment tribunal had erred in refusing an amendment to the employee's complaint of racial discrimination on the basis that it had no jurisdiction to deal with matters that had arisen after the presentation of that complaint. It should have considered the broader picture under the statutory formula in s68(6) of the .
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